Christchurch vs Palmerston North Climate
92%matchChristchurch vs Palmerston North: a 92% climate match. Compared with Christchurch, Palmerston North has the same summer highs, more rain in summer and 4°F (2°C) milder winter nights.
Christchurch gets 32 in (808 mm) of rain a year and Palmerston North 48 in (1219 mm). Christchurch's warmest month is January, at 74°F (23°C); Palmerston North's is February, at 75°F (24°C).
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
ChristchurchPalmerston Northsolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
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Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | Palmerston North | Christchurch | Palmerston North | Christchurch | Palmerston North | |
| Jan | 74°F(23°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 2.6 in(65 mm) | 3.7 in(94 mm) |
| Feb | 73°F(23°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 2.0 in(50 mm) | 3.0 in(76 mm) |
| Mar | 69°F(21°C) | 72°F(22°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 2.4 in(61 mm) | 3.4 in(86 mm) |
| Apr | 64°F(18°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 3.1 in(79 mm) | 3.7 in(95 mm) |
| May | 60°F(15°C) | 62°F(16°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 2.3 in(58 mm) | 3.7 in(93 mm) |
| Jun | 55°F(13°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 37°F(3°C) | 42°F(5°C) | 4.1 in(105 mm) | 4.1 in(105 mm) |
| Jul | 53°F(12°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 36°F(2°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 3.1 in(79 mm) | 3.9 in(98 mm) |
| Aug | 56°F(13°C) | 58°F(14°C) | 38°F(3°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 3.7 in(95 mm) | 3.8 in(96 mm) |
| Sep | 60°F(16°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 1.9 in(47 mm) | 4.4 in(111 mm) |
| Oct | 64°F(18°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 2.1 in(54 mm) | 5.9 in(149 mm) |
| Nov | 68°F(20°C) | 67°F(20°C) | 47°F(9°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 2.3 in(59 mm) | 3.8 in(96 mm) |
| Dec | 72°F(22°C) | 72°F(22°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 2.2 in(56 mm) | 4.7 in(120 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.