Wellington weather in June

In June, Wellington sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 95 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of June to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Wellington's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wellington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:50 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Wellington is capital city of New Zealand; urban area of the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.9 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
860/km²
people per km²
Founded
1839

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 12°C through the month.

A typical June day in Wellington reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Wellington weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 15°557.514.65.9
Feb18° / 15°566.113.76.4
Mar17° / 14°597.412.35.8
Apr15° / 13°73910.94.8
May14° / 12°7610.29.74.0
Jun12° / 10°9512.19.13.1
Jul11° / 8712.19.32.7
Aug11° / 8212.610.32.7
Sep12° / 10°7410.811.73.2
Oct13° / 11°8311.313.13.6
Nov14° / 12°699.114.34.3
Dec16° / 14°659.614.95.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55248
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Wellington gets around 95 mm of rain over 12.1 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
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5982
6982
7991
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Wind in June

Winds average 27 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of June to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 8:41 AM to 8:53 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:415:56
29.28:425:55
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49.28:435:55
59.28:445:54
69.28:455:54
79.18:455:54
89.18:465:53
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109.18:475:53
119.18:485:53
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149.18:495:52
159.08:505:52
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179.08:505:52
189.08:515:52
199.08:515:52
209.08:515:53
219.08:525:53
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249.08:525:53
259.08:525:54
269.08:535:54
279.08:535:54
289.08:535:55
299.08:535:55
309.08:535:55

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 1.6 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in January across the year — June's 1.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Wellington?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wellington.

What to pack for Wellington in June

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

In June, Wellington sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Wellington in June

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
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Dec15Bracing

UV index in Wellington 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 Wellington peaks around January 1 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 11Jun 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov9Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Wellington?

Wellington sits at 41.3°S, 174.8°E, 31 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Karori, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Wellington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wellington has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Wellington is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (29%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
349 m
16 km
528 m
80 km
1,512 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Karori 3.0 km · Lower Hutt 14 km · Wainuiomata 15 km · Porirua 18 km · Upper Hutt 28 km · Paraparaumu 46 km · Picton 64 km · Blenheim 73 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 Wellington (-41.2866°, 174.7756°, elevation 31 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).