Tauranga weather in July

In July, Tauranga sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 134 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tauranga's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tauranga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 134 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 36 min; 8:32 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 4th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Tauranga is city in New Zealand's North Island.

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 12.2 µg/m³ · 2012
Density: 958/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1882

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical July day in Tauranga reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	13	8
6	13	8
7	13	8
8	13	8
9	13	8
10	13	8
11	13	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	8
17	13	8
18	13	8
19	13	8
20	13	8
21	13	8
22	13	8
23	13	8
24	13	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

Tauranga weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 16°	85	9.5	14.3	6.8
Feb	22° / 16°	94	8.4	13.5	6.8
Mar	21° / 15°	96	9.2	12.3	6.7
Apr	19° / 13°	117	9.6	11.1	6.1
May	16° / 11°	113	9.9	10	5.2
Jun	14° / 9°	129	10.7	9.4	4.1
Jul	13° / 8°	134	11.6	9.7	3.6
Aug	14° / 8°	117	12.5	10.5	3.8
Sep	15° / 9°	112	12	11.7	4.4
Oct	17° / 10°	97	12.2	13	5.1
Nov	19° / 12°	89	10.4	14	5.8
Dec	21° / 14°	112	11.9	14.6	6.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	53	52	52	51	51	50	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	51	51
Cloudier (%)	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tauranga gets around 134 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 40% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	40
19	40
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38
31	38

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 98% 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	31
Dry (%)	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:36 AM to 8:21 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:22 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	31
Daylight (h)	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	8:36	8:36	8:36	8:36	8:36	8:35	8:35	8:35	8:35	8:34	8:34	8:34	8:33	8:33	8:32	8:32	8:31	8:31	8:30	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	8:36	6:01
2	9.4	8:36	6:02
3	9.4	8:36	6:02
4	9.5	8:36	6:03
5	9.5	8:36	6:03
6	9.5	8:35	6:04
7	9.5	8:35	6:04
8	9.5	8:35	6:05
9	9.5	8:35	6:05
10	9.5	8:34	6:06
11	9.5	8:34	6:07
12	9.6	8:34	6:07
13	9.6	8:33	6:08
14	9.6	8:33	6:09
15	9.6	8:32	6:09
16	9.6	8:32	6:10
17	9.7	8:31	6:11
18	9.7	8:31	6:11
19	9.7	8:30	6:12
20	9.7	8:30	6:13
21	9.7	8:29	6:14
22	9.8	8:28	6:14
23	9.8	8:28	6:15
24	9.8	8:27	6:16
25	9.8	8:26	6:17
26	9.9	8:26	6:17
27	9.9	8:25	6:18
28	9.9	8:24	6:19
29	9.9	8:23	6:20
30	10.0	8:22	6:21
31	10.0	8:21	6:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 2.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Dim
2	2.0	Dim
3	2.0	Dim
4	2.0	Dim
5	2.0	Dim
6	2.0	Moderate
7	2.0	Moderate
8	2.0	Moderate
9	2.0	Moderate
10	2.0	Moderate
11	2.0	Moderate
12	2.0	Moderate
13	2.0	Moderate
14	2.0	Moderate
15	2.0	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.2	Moderate
25	2.2	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Tauranga

In seasonPeak

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

Tauranga 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 July a good time to visit Tauranga?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tauranga.

What to pack for Tauranga in July

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

In July, Tauranga sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tauranga in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 22 to Mar 26 — about 2.1 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	18	16	15	15	15	15	16	18
Comfort	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Cool
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	19	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	16	Cool
Jul	15	Cool
Aug	15	Bracing
Sep	15	Bracing
Oct	15	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Tauranga in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tauranga peaks around January 1 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	2	3	5	7	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	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tauranga?

Tauranga sits at 37.7°S, 176.2°E, 18 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Rotorua, 51 km away.

Topography around Tauranga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tauranga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m.

The land around Tauranga is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, water (41%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (35%), grassland (34%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

57 m

water 43%

16 km

595 m

water 41%

80 km

1,130 m

water 35%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← June Tauranga year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Rotorua 51 km · Cambridge 67 km · Hamilton East 78 km · Whakatane 78 km · Hamilton 78 km · Taupo 111 km · Pukekohe East 120 km · Papakura 128 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 Tauranga (-37.6861°, 176.1667°, elevation 18 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	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	13	8
6	13	8
7	13	8
8	13	8
9	13	8
10	13	8
11	13	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	8
17	13	8
18	13	8
19	13	8
20	13	8
21	13	8
22	13	8
23	13	8
24	13	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	40
19	40
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	13	8
6	13	8
7	13	8
8	13	8
9	13	8
10	13	8
11	13	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	8
17	13	8
18	13	8
19	13	8
20	13	8
21	13	8
22	13	8
23	13	8
24	13	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	40
19	40
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	13	8
6	13	8
7	13	8
8	13	8
9	13	8
10	13	8
11	13	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	8
17	13	8
18	13	8
19	13	8
20	13	8
21	13	8
22	13	8
23	13	8
24	13	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	40
19	40
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1