Taupo weather in June

In June, Taupo sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of June to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Taupo's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taupo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:37 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Taupo is town in New Zealand's North Island.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.9 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
629/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical June day in Taupo reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 13°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)
1115
2115
3115
4115
5115
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12115
13115
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Taupo weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°899.914.46.3
Feb21° / 12°83913.56.4
Mar19° / 10°859.312.36.2
Apr16° / 10310.5114.9
May13° / 10911.29.93.6
Jun11° / 11511.69.32.4
Jul10° / 12412.99.62.1
Aug11° / 1201410.52.3
Sep12° / 12313.811.73.0
Oct14° / 11813.9133.8
Nov17° / 10812.514.14.8
Dec19° / 10°11813.814.75.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64060
74060
83961
93961
103763
113763
123763
133664
143565
153664
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193664
203763
213763
223763
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263862
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303961

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Taupo gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1039
1139
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3041

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
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261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of June to 9 h 18 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 8:28 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:285:58
29.58:295:58
39.58:305:57
49.48:305:57
59.48:315:57
69.48:315:57
79.48:325:56
89.48:335:56
99.48:335:56
109.48:345:56
119.48:345:55
129.38:355:55
139.38:355:55
149.38:365:55
159.38:365:55
169.38:375:55
179.38:375:55
189.38:375:55
199.38:385:55
209.38:385:56
219.38:385:56
229.38:385:56
239.38:395:56
249.38:395:56
259.38:395:57
269.38:395:57
279.38:395:57
289.38:395:58
299.38:395:58
309.38:395:58

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 1.64 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in January across the year — June's 1.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Taupo?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taupo.

What to pack for Taupo in June

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

In June, Taupo sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Taupo in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taupo peaks around December 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 23UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Taupo?

Taupo sits at 38.7°S, 176.1°E, 405 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Rotorua, 62 km away.

CambridgeTaurangaWhakataneNapierHamilton EastHamiltonHastings

Topography around Taupo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taupo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,648 m.

The land around Taupo is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
2,648 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Rotorua 62 km · Cambridge 106 km · Tauranga 111 km · Whakatane 113 km · Napier 115 km · Hamilton East 121 km · Hamilton 122 km · Hastings 125 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 Taupo (-38.6833°, 176.0833°, elevation 405 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. 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).