Pukekohe East weather in January

In January, Pukekohe East sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 74 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pukekohe East's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pukekohe East's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:21 AM – 8:38 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Pukekohe East is locality in Auckland, New Zealand.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical January day in Pukekohe East reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Pukekohe East weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 16°748.914.36.9
Feb24° / 16°698.613.46.9
Mar22° / 14°748.512.36.9
Apr20° / 12°879.311.16.3
May17° / 10°10211.2105.4
Jun15° / 10811.99.54.3
Jul14° / 12913.99.73.8
Aug15° / 11614.910.63.9
Sep16° / 11313.911.74.5
Oct17° / 11°9912.2135.2
Nov19° / 12°8811.4145.7
Dec21° / 14°10111.814.56.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33664
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53763
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73763
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313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pukekohe East gets around 74 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3128

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 8:39 PM to 8:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.56:088:39
214.56:098:39
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414.56:108:39
514.56:118:39
614.56:128:39
714.56:128:40
814.46:138:39
914.46:148:39
1014.46:158:39
1114.46:168:39
1214.46:178:39
1314.46:188:39
1414.36:198:39
1514.36:208:39
1614.36:218:38
1714.36:228:38
1814.36:238:38
1914.26:248:37
2014.26:258:37
2114.26:268:37
2214.26:278:36
2314.16:288:36
2414.16:298:35
2514.16:308:35
2614.16:318:34
2714.06:328:34
2814.06:338:33
2914.06:348:32
3013.96:358:32
3113.96:368:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.88 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.2Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pukekohe East

In seasonPeak

In January, Pukekohe East sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pukekohe East 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 January a good time to visit Pukekohe East?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Pukekohe East for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pukekohe East in January

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

In January, Pukekohe East sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Pukekohe East in January

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 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.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Pukekohe East in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pukekohe East peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pukekohe East?

Pukekohe East sits at 37.2°S, 174.9°E, 115 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Papakura, 15 km away.

Topography around Pukekohe East

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pukekohe East has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m.

The land around Pukekohe East is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (40%), grassland (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
965 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Papakura 15 km · Takanini 18 km · Manurewa 21 km · Manukau City 24 km · Papatoetoe 28 km · Mangere East 28 km · Otara 29 km · Mangere 29 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
no religion 49%Christian 37%objected to answering 7%Hindu 3%

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 Pukekohe East (-37.2°, 174.95°, elevation 115 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).