Paraparaumu weather in September

In September, Paraparaumu sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 128 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Paraparaumu's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraparaumu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 128 mm; 15.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:22 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 8th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Paraparaumu is town in New Zealand.

Density: 1,045/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical September day in Paraparaumu reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Paraparaumu weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 14°	94	11.3	14.6	5.6
Feb	18° / 15°	89	9.6	13.6	6.0
Mar	17° / 13°	86	10.3	12.3	5.6
Apr	15° / 12°	109	12.6	10.9	4.4
May	14° / 10°	116	13.7	9.7	3.6
Jun	12° / 9°	133	14.1	9.1	2.7
Jul	11° / 8°	123	13.9	9.4	2.4
Aug	11° / 8°	126	14.9	10.4	2.4
Sep	12° / 9°	128	15.3	11.7	2.8
Oct	13° / 10°	146	15.7	13.1	3.2
Nov	14° / 11°	119	13	14.3	3.9
Dec	16° / 13°	123	14.6	14.9	4.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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
Clearer (%)	48	48	47	47	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	51	51	51	52	51	51	50	51	50	50	50	48	48	48	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	52	52	53	53	53	52	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	49	49	49	48	49	49	50	49	50	50	50	52	52	52	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Paraparaumu gets around 128 mm of rain over 15.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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
Rain chance (%)	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	45
5	46
6	46
7	47
8	48
9	49
10	49
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	53
26	53
27	53
28	54
29	54
30	54

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 100% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 22 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 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
Wind speed (km/h)	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	22	breezy
8	22	breezy
9	22	breezy
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26	23	breezy
27	23	breezy
28	23	breezy
29	23	breezy
30	23	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:21 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
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:48	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:58
Sunset (PM)	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:48	6:51
2	11.1	7:47	6:52
3	11.1	7:45	6:53
4	11.2	7:43	6:54
5	11.2	7:42	6:55
6	11.3	7:40	6:56
7	11.3	7:38	6:57
8	11.4	7:36	6:58
9	11.4	7:35	6:59
10	11.5	7:33	7:00
11	11.5	7:31	7:01
12	11.5	7:29	7:02
13	11.6	7:28	7:03
14	11.6	7:26	7:04
15	11.7	7:24	7:05
16	11.7	7:22	7:06
17	11.8	7:21	7:07
18	11.8	7:19	7:08
19	11.9	7:17	7:09
20	11.9	7:15	7:10
21	12.0	7:13	7:11
22	12.0	7:12	7:12
23	12.1	7:10	7:13
24	12.1	7:08	7:14
25	12.2	7:06	7:16
26	12.2	7:05	7:17
27	12.2	7:03	7:18
28	12.3	7:01	7:19
29	12.3	6:59	7:20
30	12.4	6:58	7:21

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 3.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Paraparaumu?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paraparaumu.

What to pack for Paraparaumu in September

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

In September, Paraparaumu sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Paraparaumu in September

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	18	18	17	16	14	13	13	13	14	15	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	15	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Paraparaumu in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paraparaumu peaks around January 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	6	4	2	1	2	3	4	6	10	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	6	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu sits at 40.9°S, 175.0°E, 77 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Upper Hutt, 25 km away.

Topography around Paraparaumu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraparaumu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,092 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Paraparaumu is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (45%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

436 m

trees 55%

16 km

1,092 m

trees 47%

80 km

1,512 m

water 45%

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← August Paraparaumu year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Upper Hutt 25 km · Porirua 28 km · Lower Hutt 34 km · Levin 38 km · Wainuiomata 39 km · Wellington 46 km · Karori 47 km · Masterton 54 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 Paraparaumu (-40.9167°, 175.0167°, elevation 77 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. 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	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	9
29	12	9
30	12	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	45
5	46
6	46
7	47
8	48
9	49
10	49
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	53
26	53
27	53
28	54
29	54
30	54

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	45
5	46
6	46
7	47
8	48
9	49
10	49
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	53
26	53
27	53
28	54
29	54
30	54

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	45
5	46
6	46
7	47
8	48
9	49
10	49
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	53
26	53
27	53
28	54
29	54
30	54

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100