Average December Rainfall for New Zealand
The tables below list monthly averages for rainfall during December at cities and towns around New Zealand.
You can jump to a separate table for places on the North Island and South Island.
Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets a year and for the normal amount of precipitation. The calculation of days only includes the days when rain totalled at least one millimetre (0.04 inches).
The month's precipitation statistics are long-term historical averages of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.
North Island
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Auckland | 3.7 | 93 |
| 7 | Gisborne | 2.2 | 56 |
| 11 | Hamilton | 4.0 | 101 |
| 10 | Kaitaia | 3.9 | 100 |
| 10 | Masterton | 2.8 | 71 |
| 7 | Napier | 2.1 | 54 |
| 10 | New Plymouth | 4.5 | 113 |
| 11 | Palmerston North | 3.4 | 88 |
| 10 | Rotorua | 4.5 | 114 |
| 9 | Taupo | 3.7 | 94 |
| 8 | Tauranga | 3.6 | 90 |
| 10 | Wanganui | 3.4 | 86 |
| 9 | Wellington | 3.3 | 84 |
| 9 | Whangarei | 3.8 | 96 |
South Island
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Alexandra | 1.8 | 45 |
| 7 | Blenheim | 2.3 | 58 |
| 7 | Christchurch | 1.9 | 50 |
| 12 | Dunedin | 3.2 | 80 |
| 17 | Hokitika | 11.7 | 297 |
| 14 | Invercargill | 4.1 | 105 |
| 7 | Kaikoura | 1.8 | 45 |
| 7 | Lake Tekapo | 2.1 | 52 |
| 12 | Manapouri - Te Anau | 4.1 | 105 |
| 18 | Milford Sound | 27.6 | 700 |
| 16 | Mt Cook, Hermitage | 19.2 | 487 |
| 9 | Nelson | 3.3 | 84 |
| 10 | Queenstown | 3.0 | 75 |
| 8 | Timaru | 2.1 | 53 |
| 16 | Westport | 8.0 | 203 |
Reference
NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research). Climate Data and Activities.