Te Atatu Peninsula weather in December

In December, Te Atatu Peninsula sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 92 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of December to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Te Atatu Peninsula's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Te Atatu Peninsula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Te Atatu Peninsula is suburb in Auckland, New Zealand.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical December day in Te Atatu Peninsula reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Te Atatu Peninsula weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 17°708.714.26.7
Feb22° / 18°63813.46.8
Mar21° / 17°698.512.36.7
Apr19° / 15°749.511.16.2
May17° / 13°9611.410.15.3
Jun15° / 11°10011.69.54.3
Jul14° / 10°115149.73.8
Aug14° / 10°10414.610.63.8
Sep15° / 11°9413.411.74.2
Oct16° / 12°7811.8134.9
Nov18° / 14°7410.8145.6
Dec20° / 16°921114.56.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
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143763
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294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Te Atatu Peninsula gets around 92 mm of rain over 11 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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436
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1737
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1936
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2136
2236
2335
2435
2534
2634
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3030
3130

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 37% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14537171
24437181
34238191
44138201
54038211
64038221
73937221
83837232
93837232
103836242
113836242
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283236284
293236294
303135294
313135304

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of December to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 8:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:018:21
214.46:018:22
314.46:018:23
414.46:018:24
514.46:018:25
614.46:018:26
714.46:018:26
814.46:018:27
914.56:018:28
1014.56:018:29
1114.56:018:30
1214.56:018:30
1314.56:018:31
1414.56:028:32
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1614.56:028:33
1714.56:038:34
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1914.56:038:35
2014.56:048:35
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2414.56:068:37
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2614.56:078:38
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2814.56:088:39
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3014.56:098:39
3114.56:108:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Te Atatu Peninsula

In seasonPeak

In December, Te Atatu Peninsula sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Te Atatu Peninsula 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 December a good time to visit Te Atatu Peninsula?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Te Atatu Peninsula for sightseeing.

What to pack for Te Atatu Peninsula in December

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

In December, Te Atatu Peninsula sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Te Atatu Peninsula in December

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in December — 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 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
Jul15Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Te Atatu Peninsula in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December 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 Te Atatu Peninsula peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

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
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Te Atatu Peninsula?

Te Atatu Peninsula sits at 36.8°S, 174.7°E, 25 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Te Atatu South, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Te Atatu Peninsula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Te Atatu Peninsula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 905 m.

The land around Te Atatu Peninsula is covered by water (41%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
435 m
80 km
905 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Te Atatu South 3.0 km · Massey East 3.0 km · Lincoln 3.0 km · Massey 4.0 km · Henderson 5.0 km · Avondale 6.0 km · New Lynn 8.0 km · North Shore 10 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 Te Atatu Peninsula (-36.841°, 174.6522°, elevation 25 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).