Climatch

Christchurch vs Gisborne Climate

90%match

On climate, Gisborne is a 90% match for Christchurch. Compared with Christchurch, Gisborne has 5°F (3°C) milder winter nights, more sun and more rain in winter.

Christchurch gets 32 in (808 mm) of rain a year and Gisborne 49 in (1232 mm). January is the warmest month in both, with highs of 74°F (23°C) in Christchurch and 76°F (25°C) in Gisborne.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Christchurch
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Gisborne

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

ChristchurchGisbornesolid = high, dashed = low

20°40°60°80°JFMAMJJASONDChristchurch Jan: 74°Christchurch Feb: 73°Christchurch Mar: 69°Christchurch Apr: 64°Christchurch May: 60°Christchurch Jun: 55°Christchurch Jul: 53°Christchurch Aug: 56°Christchurch Sep: 60°Christchurch Oct: 64°Christchurch Nov: 68°Christchurch Dec: 72°Christchurch Jan: 54°Christchurch Feb: 53°Christchurch Mar: 51°Christchurch Apr: 45°Christchurch May: 41°Christchurch Jun: 37°Christchurch Jul: 36°Christchurch Aug: 38°Christchurch Sep: 41°Christchurch Oct: 44°Christchurch Nov: 48°Christchurch Dec: 52°Gisborne Jan: 76°Gisborne Feb: 76°Gisborne Mar: 73°Gisborne Apr: 68°Gisborne May: 63°Gisborne Jun: 59°Gisborne Jul: 57°Gisborne Aug: 59°Gisborne Sep: 62°Gisborne Oct: 66°Gisborne Nov: 70°Gisborne Dec: 74°Gisborne Jan: 57°Gisborne Feb: 58°Gisborne Mar: 55°Gisborne Apr: 50°Gisborne May: 46°Gisborne Jun: 43°Gisborne Jul: 42°Gisborne Aug: 43°Gisborne Sep: 46°Gisborne Oct: 48°Gisborne Nov: 51°Gisborne Dec: 56°

Rain (in per month)

ChristchurchGisborne

02.557.5JFMAMJJASONDChristchurch Jan: 2.6Christchurch Feb: 2.0Christchurch Mar: 2.4Christchurch Apr: 3.1Christchurch May: 2.3Christchurch Jun: 4.1Christchurch Jul: 3.1Christchurch Aug: 3.7Christchurch Sep: 1.9Christchurch Oct: 2.1Christchurch Nov: 2.3Christchurch Dec: 2.2Gisborne Jan: 3.6Gisborne Feb: 3.0Gisborne Mar: 4.0Gisborne Apr: 3.9Gisborne May: 3.9Gisborne Jun: 6.9Gisborne Jul: 5.3Gisborne Aug: 4.6Gisborne Sep: 3.9Gisborne Oct: 3.1Gisborne Nov: 2.6Gisborne Dec: 3.7

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Christchurch and Gisborne
MonthHighLowRain
ChristchurchGisborneChristchurchGisborneChristchurchGisborne
Jan74°F(23°C)76°F(25°C)54°F(12°C)57°F(14°C)2.6 in(65 mm)3.6 in(92 mm)
Feb73°F(23°C)76°F(24°C)53°F(12°C)58°F(14°C)2.0 in(50 mm)3.0 in(75 mm)
Mar69°F(21°C)73°F(23°C)51°F(11°C)55°F(13°C)2.4 in(61 mm)4.0 in(102 mm)
Apr64°F(18°C)68°F(20°C)45°F(7°C)50°F(10°C)3.1 in(79 mm)3.9 in(98 mm)
May60°F(15°C)63°F(17°C)41°F(5°C)46°F(8°C)2.3 in(58 mm)3.9 in(100 mm)
Jun55°F(13°C)59°F(15°C)37°F(3°C)43°F(6°C)4.1 in(105 mm)6.9 in(175 mm)
Jul53°F(12°C)57°F(14°C)36°F(2°C)42°F(6°C)3.1 in(79 mm)5.4 in(136 mm)
Aug56°F(13°C)59°F(15°C)38°F(3°C)43°F(6°C)3.7 in(95 mm)4.6 in(116 mm)
Sep60°F(16°C)62°F(17°C)41°F(5°C)46°F(8°C)1.9 in(47 mm)3.9 in(100 mm)
Oct64°F(18°C)66°F(19°C)44°F(7°C)48°F(9°C)2.1 in(54 mm)3.1 in(78 mm)
Nov68°F(20°C)70°F(21°C)47°F(9°C)51°F(11°C)2.3 in(59 mm)2.6 in(67 mm)
Dec72°F(22°C)74°F(23°C)52°F(11°C)56°F(13°C)2.2 in(56 mm)3.7 in(93 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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