Rangiora weather in June

In June, Rangiora sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of June to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Rangiora's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rangiora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
9:06 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Rangiora is largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury Region, New Zealand..

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.2 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
1,147/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical June day in Rangiora reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2123
3123
4123
5113
6113
7113
8113
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10113
11113
12113
13113
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How June really feels in Rangiora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
19
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Rangiora weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°7210.2014.86.3
Feb20° / 11°588013.86.6
Mar19° / 10°578.1012.46.3
Apr16° / 669.80.110.85.2
May14° / 5990.29.54.0
Jun11° / 7310.30.98.92.6
Jul10° / 689.60.69.12.4
Aug12° / 6710.80.910.22.9
Sep14° / 6511.10.411.73.8
Oct15° / 8112.90.213.24.4
Nov17° / 7812014.55.1
Dec19° / 10°7511.3015.25.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45347
55248
65248
75149
85149
95050
104951
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164753
174852
184852
194852
204951
214951
225050
234951
245050
255050
265050
275149
285149
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Rangiora gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1332
2332
3332
4332
5342
6342
7342
8342
9353
10353
11353
12353
13354
14344
15344
16344
17344
18344
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20334
21334
22334
23333
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25333
26333
27323
28323
29323
30323

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of June to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 8:56 AM to 9:08 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:565:58
29.08:575:58
39.08:585:57
49.08:585:57
59.08:595:56
68.99:005:56
78.99:015:56
88.99:015:55
98.99:025:55
108.99:035:55
118.99:035:55
128.89:045:54
138.89:045:54
148.89:055:54
158.89:055:54
168.89:065:54
178.89:065:54
188.89:065:54
198.89:075:54
208.89:075:54
218.89:075:55
228.89:085:55
238.89:085:55
248.89:085:55
258.89:085:55
268.89:085:56
278.89:085:56
288.89:085:56
298.89:085:57
308.89:085:57

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 1.47 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in January across the year — June's 1.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Rangiora?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rangiora.

What to pack for Rangiora in June

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

In June, Rangiora sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Rangiora in June

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul9Bracing
Aug9Bracing
Sep10Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec15Cool

UV index in Rangiora in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rangiora peaks around January 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highJan 14UV 11Jun 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Very high
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov8Very high
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rangiora?

Rangiora sits at 43.3°S, 172.6°E, 36 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Christchurch, 26 km away.

AshburtonKaikouraTimaruTekapoFranz JosefRichmond

Topography around Rangiora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rangiora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,136 m.

The land around Rangiora is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
2,136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Christchurch 26 km · Rolleston 35 km · Ashburton 95 km · Kaikoura 133 km · Timaru 162 km · Tekapo 186 km · Franz Josef 194 km · Richmond 225 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 Rangiora (-43.3044°, 172.5836°, elevation 36 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).