Christchurch vs Timaru Climate
95%matchOn climate, Timaru is a 95% match for Christchurch. Compared with Christchurch, Timaru has the same winter lows and half the winter rain.
Christchurch gets 32 in (808 mm) of rain a year and Timaru 22 in (556 mm). January is the warmest month in both, with highs of 74°F (23°C) in Christchurch and 71°F (22°C) in Timaru.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
ChristchurchTimarusolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
ChristchurchTimaru
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | Timaru | Christchurch | Timaru | Christchurch | Timaru | |
| Jan | 74°F(23°C) | 71°F(22°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 2.6 in(65 mm) | 2.1 in(53 mm) |
| Feb | 73°F(23°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 2.0 in(50 mm) | 2.1 in(54 mm) |
| Mar | 69°F(21°C) | 67°F(20°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 2.4 in(61 mm) | 1.7 in(44 mm) |
| Apr | 64°F(18°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 3.1 in(79 mm) | 2.2 in(57 mm) |
| May | 60°F(15°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 42°F(5°C) | 2.3 in(58 mm) | 1.9 in(47 mm) |
| Jun | 55°F(13°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 37°F(3°C) | 37°F(3°C) | 4.1 in(105 mm) | 1.4 in(36 mm) |
| Jul | 53°F(12°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 36°F(2°C) | 36°F(2°C) | 3.1 in(79 mm) | 1.5 in(37 mm) |
| Aug | 56°F(13°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 38°F(3°C) | 38°F(3°C) | 3.7 in(95 mm) | 1.7 in(43 mm) |
| Sep | 60°F(16°C) | 58°F(15°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 1.9 in(47 mm) | 1.2 in(30 mm) |
| Oct | 64°F(18°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 2.1 in(54 mm) | 1.7 in(44 mm) |
| Nov | 68°F(20°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 47°F(9°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 2.3 in(59 mm) | 2.2 in(56 mm) |
| Dec | 72°F(22°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 2.2 in(56 mm) | 2.2 in(55 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.