Titirangi weather in December

In December, Titirangi sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 97 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Titirangi's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Titirangi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Titirangi is suburb of 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical December day in Titirangi reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Titirangi 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°779.414.26.6
Feb23° / 18°669.113.46.7
Mar21° / 16°719.212.36.7
Apr19° / 14°8010.111.16.1
May17° / 12°9911.410.15.3
Jun15° / 10°10312.29.54.2
Jul14° / 11914.29.73.7
Aug14° / 10°11114.810.63.8
Sep15° / 11°10613.811.74.2
Oct17° / 12°8812.5134.9
Nov18° / 14°8211.5145.6
Dec21° / 16°9711.814.56.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73466
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313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Titirangi gets around 97 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1038
1138
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1738
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2038
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2238
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3034
3133

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 36% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14536180
24336191
34237201
44137211
54037221
63937231
73837241
83837242
93736242
103736252
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283137284
293137284
303037294
313036294

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light 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 6:09 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:018:22
214.46:018:22
314.46:008:23
414.46:008:24
514.46:008:25
614.46:008:26
714.46:008:27
814.56:008:28
914.56:008:28
1014.56:018:29
1114.56:018:30
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1414.56:018:32
1514.56:028:33
1614.56:028:33
1714.56:028:34
1814.56:038:34
1914.56:038:35
2014.56:038:35
2114.56:048:36
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2314.56:058:37
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2514.56:068:38
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2714.56:078:38
2814.56:088:39
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3014.56:098:39
3114.56:098:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Titirangi

In seasonPeak

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

Titirangi 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 Titirangi?

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
3.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Titirangi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Titirangi in December

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

In December, Titirangi sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Titirangi 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 21 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
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Titirangi 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 Titirangi 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Titirangi?

Titirangi sits at 36.9°S, 174.7°E, 162 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is New Lynn, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Titirangi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Titirangi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 905 m.

The land around Titirangi is covered by trees (59%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
905 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: New Lynn 4.0 km · Henderson 7.0 km · Avondale 7.0 km · Te Atatu South 8.0 km · Lincoln 9.0 km · Te Atatu Peninsula 11 km · Mount Eden 11 km · Epsom 12 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 Titirangi (-36.9375°, 174.6558°, elevation 162 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).