Christchurch (New Zealand) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:43

Sunset: 21:08

Clear.

VH UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Thu 18 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:44

Sunset: 21:08

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 18 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;
Fri 19 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 24° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:44

Sunset: 21:09

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 19 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 24° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;
Sat 20 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:44

Sunset: 21:10

Cloudy.

VH UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 20 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;
Sun 21 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:45

Sunset: 21:10

Overcast changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 21 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Mon 22 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:45

Sunset: 21:11

Sunny changing to cloudy by early evening.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 22 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;
Tue 23 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:46

Sunset: 21:11

Sunny intervals.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 23 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Clear.

Sunrise: 05:43

Sunset: 21:08

VH UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Christchurch

Today (16 December 2025)

Time	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%
Temperature (°C)	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 7
Wind gust (mph)	14
Visibility (description)	VG
Humidity	75%
UV	-

Thursday (17 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	20%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	11°	10°	9°	8°	7°	7°	7°	10°	11°	13°	14°	15°	17°	19°	20°	21°	21°	21°	21°	19°	18°	16°	16°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°	6°	7°	9°	11°	13°	14°	15°	17°	18°	19°	20°	20°	20°	19°	17°	16°	15°	15°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 6	WSW 6	W 5	W 3	WSW 2	W 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NW 2	N 2	N 3	NNW 3	SW 3	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 6	E 6	ENE 8	ENE 9	NE 10	NE 9	NE 8	NE 6
Wind gust (mph)	12	11	9	6	4	4	5	6	7	8	10	12	13	15	16	16	17	19	20	21	21	18	16	14
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	78%	82%	85%	88%	92%	93%	93%	85%	81%	75%	72%	69%	64%	59%	55%	51%	45%	47%	50%	56%	63%	67%	69%	71%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	4	4	8	10	11	10	8	6	4	2	1	-	-	-	-

Friday (18 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	30%	50%	10%	40%	50%	50%	60%	70%	70%	50%
Temperature (°C)	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	17°	18°	20°	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	18°	13°	12°	11°	10°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	15°	14°	15°	16°	17°	18°	17°	17°	18°	19°	20°	20°	19°	14°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 5	NNE 6	NNW 4	NW 6	WNW 5	NW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 6	N 8	N 9	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 14	N 13	NW 12	W 16	SW 22	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 19	SW 16	SW 13
Wind gust (mph)	13	11	12	13	13	11	13	12	14	19	21	24	27	30	32	31	34	47	51	47	43	37	31	27
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	M	M	M	M
Humidity	73%	74%	77%	67%	68%	71%	67%	59%	58%	54%	44%	44%	44%	43%	42%	42%	42%	45%	63%	75%	78%	80%	81%	83%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	4	4	3	5	7	8	8	3	4	2	1	-	-	-	-

Saturday (19 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	20%	10%	10%	10%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	11°	12°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	15°	14°	13°	13°	13°	12°	11°	11°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	12°	11°	11°	10°	9°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 7	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 6	SW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 6
Wind gust (mph)	24	23	21	18	16	14	12	14	17	19	20	22	24	24	26	25	22	20	17	15	15	14	13	15
Visibility (description)	G	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	83%	85%	83%	81%	78%	78%	77%	73%	67%	59%	52%	48%	46%	44%	44%	43%	46%	52%	54%	55%	58%	65%	68%	74%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	4	6	5	8	5	9	7	3	2	1	1	-	-	-	-

Sunday (20 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	11°	12°	12°	13°	14°	14°	14°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	13°	12°	11°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	8°	9°	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	10°	10°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 8	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 6	SSE 5
Wind gust (mph)	15	15	15	13	13	15	15	18	22	25	25	27	27	29	29	28	27	26	24	22	18	15	12	10
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	77%	79%	78%	76%	78%	77%	76%	73%	66%	57%	53%	50%	44%	45%	42%	42%	44%	44%	51%	53%	55%	60%	65%	70%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	5	5	5	10	11	8	7	4	2	1	-	-	-	-

Monday (21 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	7°	10°	11°	12°	13°	14°	15°	16°	17°	15°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)	10°	9°	9°	8°	9°	8°	7°	10°	11°	12°	12°	13°	14°	14°	15°	13°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 5	S 4	S 4	S 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	W 3	SSW 5	SSE 5	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 11	E 11	ENE 9
Wind gust (mph)	8	7	7	6	5	5	6	9	13	15	18	20	22	26	26	25	21
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	71%	78%	78%	82%	83%	85%	87%	76%	70%	64%	60%	56%	55%	54%	53%	57%	72%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	4	6	9	10	11	7	1	-

Tuesday (22 December 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	13°	12°	13°	16°	21°	23°	20°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	11°	11°	12°	15°	18°	21°	18°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	NNE 8	SSW 10	S 10	SSE 8	S 6
Wind gust (mph)	19	18	20	26	28	25	19	12
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	79%	86%	84%	70%	57%	54%	60%	79%
UV	-	-	1	6	11	7	1	-

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