Massey weather in July

In July, Massey sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 126 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Massey's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Massey's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 126 mm; 14.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 8:36 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 4th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical July day in Massey reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11
31	14	11

Massey weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 18°	69	8.2	14.2	6.7
Feb	22° / 18°	58	7.7	13.4	6.8
Mar	21° / 17°	67	7.9	12.3	6.7
Apr	19° / 15°	77	9.7	11.1	6.1
May	17° / 14°	105	11.9	10.1	5.2
Jun	15° / 12°	113	13	9.5	4.1
Jul	14° / 11°	126	14.7	9.7	3.6
Aug	14° / 11°	114	15.3	10.6	3.6
Sep	15° / 12°	97	13.7	11.8	4.0
Oct	16° / 13°	81	12	13	4.7
Nov	17° / 14°	74	10.9	14	5.4
Dec	19° / 16°	91	10.4	14.5	6.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	52	51	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51
Cloudier (%)	48	49	48	48	49	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Massey gets around 126 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	47	47	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	50
15	50
16	49
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	48
21	48
22	48
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	47
30	47
31	47

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in July

Winds average 21 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	22	breezy
2	22	breezy
3	22	breezy
4	22	breezy
5	22	breezy
6	22	breezy
7	22	breezy
8	22	breezy
9	22	breezy
10	22	breezy
11	22	breezy
12	22	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy
29	20	breezy
30	20	breezy
31	20	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:40 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:39	8:39	8:39	8:39	8:39	8:38	8:38	8:38	8:37	8:37	8:36	8:36	8:36	8:35	8:34	8:34	8:33	8:33	8:32	8:31	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:27	8:26
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	8:40	6:10
2	9.5	8:40	6:10
3	9.5	8:40	6:11
4	9.5	8:40	6:11
5	9.5	8:39	6:12
6	9.6	8:39	6:12
7	9.6	8:39	6:13
8	9.6	8:39	6:13
9	9.6	8:39	6:14
10	9.6	8:38	6:15
11	9.6	8:38	6:15
12	9.6	8:38	6:16
13	9.7	8:37	6:16
14	9.7	8:37	6:17
15	9.7	8:36	6:18
16	9.7	8:36	6:18
17	9.7	8:36	6:19
18	9.7	8:35	6:20
19	9.8	8:34	6:20
20	9.8	8:34	6:21
21	9.8	8:33	6:22
22	9.8	8:33	6:23
23	9.9	8:32	6:23
24	9.9	8:31	6:24
25	9.9	8:31	6:25
26	9.9	8:30	6:26
27	10.0	8:29	6:26
28	10.0	8:28	6:27
29	10.0	8:27	6:28
30	10.0	8:27	6:29
31	10.1	8:26	6:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 2.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5
Level	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Dim
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.0	Moderate
5	2.0	Moderate
6	2.0	Moderate
7	2.0	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Massey

In seasonPeak

None of Massey's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Massey sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Massey?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Massey.

What to pack for Massey in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Massey sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Massey in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 18 to Mar 15 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	21	20	19	17	16	15	14	14	15	17	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	19	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	16	Cool
Jul	15	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	15	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Massey in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Massey peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	8	5	3	2	3	4	5	8	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Massey?

Massey sits at 36.8°S, 174.6°E, 41 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Massey East, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Massey

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Massey.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Massey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 905 m.

The land around Massey is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

124 m

trees 39%

16 km

435 m

trees 50%

80 km

905 m

water 57%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

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July weather nearby: Massey East 1.0 km · Lincoln 2.0 km · Te Atatu Peninsula 4.0 km · Te Atatu South 4.0 km · Henderson 5.0 km · Avondale 9.0 km · New Lynn 10 km · Titirangi 12 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 86% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $49,591; 2025
Happiness: 7.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.5; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 9.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Massey (-36.8382°, 174.6102°, elevation 41 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11
31	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	50
15	50
16	49
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	48
21	48
22	48
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	47
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11
31	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	50
15	50
16	49
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	48
21	48
22	48
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	47
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11
31	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	50
15	50
16	49
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	48
21	48
22	48
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	47
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3