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Best time to visit Wellington

Mid Jan–Mid Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.2°C, with 2.0 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Wellington season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 83.0)Mid Jan: Best (season score 86.9)Late Jan: Best (season score 95.8)Early Feb: Best (season score 94.8)Mid Feb: Best (season score 92.3)Late Feb: Best (season score 100.0)Early Mar: Best (season score 91.4)Mid Mar: Best (season score 90.5)Late Mar: Great (season score 83.2)Early Apr: Great (season score 75.3)Mid Apr: Great (season score 75.9)Late Apr: Great (season score 76.4)Early May: Good (season score 67.5)Mid May: Okay (season score 55.4)Late May: Fair (season score 31.2)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 27.6)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 14.4)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 12.5)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 5.4)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 5.8)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 9.6)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 10.7)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 24.1)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 14.4)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 23.8)Late Sep: Fair (season score 29.3)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 26.7)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 38.0)Late Oct: Okay (season score 54.3)Early Nov: Good (season score 60.7)Mid Nov: Good (season score 62.2)Late Nov: Good (season score 70.1)Early Dec: Great (season score 78.5)Mid Dec: Great (season score 76.6)Late Dec: Great (season score 84.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest21.3°C1.961.9%
FebruaryBest21.6°C2.158.0%
MarchBest20.0°C2.258.5%
AprilGreat17.7°C2.658.9%
MayOkay15.7°C3.159.0%
JuneOff-season13.7°C3.862.0%
JulyAvoid12.7°C3.763.1%
AugustAvoid13.1°C3.662.7%
SeptemberOff-season14.7°C3.261.8%
OctoberFair16.1°C3.163.6%
NovemberGood17.9°C2.563.0%
DecemberGreat19.9°C2.665.0%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: WELLINGTON AERO AWS(6 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.