Pukekohe East weather in September

In September, Pukekohe East sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 113 mm of rain across 13.9 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 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Pukekohe East's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pukekohe East's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 113 mm; 13.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:22 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 9th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Pukekohe East is locality in Auckland, New Zealand.

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 16°C through the month.

A typical September day in Pukekohe East reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

Pukekohe East 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	23° / 16°	74	8.9	14.3	6.9
Feb	24° / 16°	69	8.6	13.4	6.9
Mar	22° / 14°	74	8.5	12.3	6.9
Apr	20° / 12°	87	9.3	11.1	6.3
May	17° / 10°	102	11.2	10	5.4
Jun	15° / 8°	108	11.9	9.5	4.3
Jul	14° / 7°	129	13.9	9.7	3.8
Aug	15° / 8°	116	14.9	10.6	3.9
Sep	16° / 9°	113	13.9	11.7	4.5
Oct	17° / 11°	99	12.2	13	5.2
Nov	19° / 12°	88	11.4	14	5.7
Dec	21° / 14°	101	11.8	14.5	6.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	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 (%)	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	43	42	42	42	41	40
Cloudier (%)	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	57	58	58	58	59	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	40	60

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Pukekohe East gets around 113 mm of rain over 13.9 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 46% and peaks near 47% 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
Rain chance (%)	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	46	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	43
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	45
8	46
9	46
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46

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 92% 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 (%)	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	87
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13

Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:20 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:01	6:59
Sunset (PM)	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:45	6:55
2	11.2	7:43	6:56
3	11.2	7:42	6:56
4	11.3	7:40	6:57
5	11.3	7:39	6:58
6	11.4	7:37	6:59
7	11.4	7:36	7:00
8	11.4	7:34	7:01
9	11.5	7:33	7:02
10	11.5	7:31	7:02
11	11.6	7:30	7:03
12	11.6	7:28	7:04
13	11.6	7:26	7:05
14	11.7	7:25	7:06
15	11.7	7:23	7:07
16	11.8	7:22	7:07
17	11.8	7:20	7:08
18	11.8	7:18	7:09
19	11.9	7:17	7:10
20	11.9	7:15	7:11
21	12.0	7:14	7:12
22	12.0	7:12	7:13
23	12.1	7:10	7:13
24	12.1	7:09	7:14
25	12.1	7:07	7:15
26	12.2	7:06	7:16
27	12.2	7:04	7:17
28	12.3	7:03	7:18
29	12.3	7:01	7:19
30	12.3	6:59	7:20

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.95 kWh/m².

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 — September's 3.95 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)	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Pukekohe East

In seasonPeak

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

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 September a good time to visit Pukekohe East?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pukekohe East in September

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

In September, Pukekohe East sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Pukekohe East in September

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 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.

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

UV index in Pukekohe East in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

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

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

grassland 58%

16 km

371 m

grassland 60%

80 km

965 m

water 40%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

September 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

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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	43
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	45
8	46
9	46
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	43
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	45
8	46
9	46
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	43
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	45
8	46
9	46
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13