Whakatane weather in September

In September, Whakatane sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 119 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Whakatane's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whakatane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 119 mm; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:14 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Whakatane is town in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Density: 4/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical September day in Whakatane reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Whakatane weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 15°	88	9.1	14.3	6.9
Feb	23° / 16°	94	8	13.5	6.9
Mar	21° / 14°	101	8.7	12.3	6.8
Apr	19° / 12°	117	9.7	11	6.2
May	16° / 10°	119	9.6	10	5.4
Jun	14° / 8°	139	10.5	9.4	4.2
Jul	14° / 7°	137	11	9.6	3.8
Aug	14° / 7°	124	11.2	10.5	4.1
Sep	15° / 9°	119	11.2	11.7	4.6
Oct	17° / 10°	110	11.4	13	5.4
Nov	19° / 12°	93	9.6	14.1	6.1
Dec	21° / 14°	117	11.6	14.6	6.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	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
Clearer (%)	53	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	48	49	49	49	48	48	49	49	48
Cloudier (%)	47	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	52	51	51	51	52	52	51	51	52

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

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Whakatane gets around 119 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 39% 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
Rain chance (%)	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	37
9	37
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	39

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 95% 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
Dry (%)	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	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

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:12 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
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:38	6:46
2	11.2	7:36	6:47
3	11.2	7:34	6:48
4	11.3	7:33	6:49
5	11.3	7:31	6:49
6	11.3	7:30	6:50
7	11.4	7:28	6:51
8	11.4	7:27	6:52
9	11.5	7:25	6:53
10	11.5	7:23	6:54
11	11.6	7:22	6:55
12	11.6	7:20	6:56
13	11.6	7:18	6:57
14	11.7	7:17	6:57
15	11.7	7:15	6:58
16	11.8	7:14	6:59
17	11.8	7:12	7:00
18	11.8	7:10	7:01
19	11.9	7:09	7:02
20	11.9	7:07	7:03
21	12.0	7:05	7:04
22	12.0	7:04	7:04
23	12.1	7:02	7:05
24	12.1	7:01	7:06
25	12.1	6:59	7:07
26	12.2	6:57	7:08
27	12.2	6:56	7:09
28	12.3	6:54	7:10
29	12.3	6:53	7:11
30	12.3	6:51	7:12

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 3.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Whakatane

In seasonPeak

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

Whakatane 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 September a good time to visit Whakatane?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Whakatane for sightseeing.

What to pack for Whakatane in September

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

In September, Whakatane sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Whakatane in September

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in September — 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 21°C and coldest in August near 14°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	14	15	15	16	18
Comfort	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	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	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	15	Bracing
Oct	15	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Whakatane in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Whakatane 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.

	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	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	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	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Whakatane?

Whakatane sits at 38.0°S, 177.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Rotorua, 68 km away.

Topography around Whakatane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whakatane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,483 m.

The land around Whakatane is covered by trees (29%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, water (45%), trees (25%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

209 m

trees 29%

16 km

376 m

water 45%

80 km

1,483 m

trees 45%

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← August Whakatane year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Rotorua 68 km · Tauranga 78 km · Taupo 113 km · Gisborne 118 km · Cambridge 136 km · Hamilton East 150 km · Hamilton 151 km · Napier 171 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 Whakatane (-37.9586°, 176.9854°, elevation 11 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	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	9
13	15	9
14	15	9
15	15	9
16	16	9
17	16	9
18	16	9
19	16	9
20	16	9
21	16	9
22	16	9
23	16	9
24	16	9
25	16	9
26	16	9
27	16	9
28	16	9
29	16	9
30	16	9

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	37
9	37
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	37
9	37
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	37
9	37
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7