Monthly climate summary

Mon 14 Aug 2023 12:00pm

It was a dry July for some parts of the region last month with an average of 108.3mm of rain, 41% less than typical July rainfall.

Tue 11 Jul 2023 7:00am

June bucked the trend for more than average monthly rainfall since the start of 2023 with an average of 74.9mm, or just 58% of the typical amount for the month.

Tue 13 Jun 2023 11:00am

Last month in May, sites received 48% of the typical year's rainfall with 257.2 mm of rain.

Wed 10 May 2023 11:00am

There were plenty of April showers last month with nearly 775mm of rain at the North Egmont Visitors Centre and 574.5mm at Dawson Falls.

Tue 11 Apr 2023 3:00pm

This year continues to be far wetter than usual with rainfall across Taranaki 146.7% of normal for the first three months and 128% of the long-term average in March.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 2:00pm

While Taranaki escaped the deluges brought by Cyclone Gabrielle as it hit the East Coast of the North Island, February was still a wet month for the region.

Thu 16 Feb 2023 2:00pm

It was a month of contrasts for the weather in Taranaki in January with a couple of weeks of cool, wet and windy conditions followed by dry and warmer weather and ending with huge downpours across the region.

Tue 10 Jan 2023 2:00pm

The rain stayed away from Taranaki Maunga in December with just 60% of the long-term average recorded at North Egmont.