Christchurch (New Zealand) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:36

Sunset: 19:35

Overcast.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Wed 25 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:37

Sunset: 19:33

Drizzle changing to overcast by lunchtime.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 25 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Thu 26 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:39

Sunset: 19:31

Cloudy.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 26 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius;
Fri 27 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:40

Sunset: 19:29

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 27 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius;
Sat 28 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:41

Sunset: 19:27

Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 28 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 25 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Sun 29 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:42

Sunset: 19:26

Overcast changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 29 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Mon 30 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:43

Sunset: 19:24

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 30 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;

Overcast.

Sunrise: 07:36

Sunset: 19:35

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Christchurch

Today (23 March 2026)

Time	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	19°	17°	15°	14°	14°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	16°	15°	14°	13°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5
Wind gust (mph)	13	11	10	9	9	9
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	G	G	M
Humidity	77%	84%	92%	95%	96%	96%
UV	1	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (24 March 2026)

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%	10%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	14°	15°	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	13°	14°	14°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 7	S 6	SSW 5	SSW 4	SSW 3	SSW 3
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	11	11	12	11	11	13	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	13	10	8	7	6	6
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G
Humidity	97%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	98%	98%	97%	94%	93%	88%	85%	84%	78%	77%	78%	78%	81%	84%	88%	91%	93%	94%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	4	5	4	4	3	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (25 March 2026)

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%	10%	10%	20%	30%	40%	40%	50%	40%	40%	40%	20%	30%	30%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	15°	15°	16°	16°	17°	16°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 3	N 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 11	ENE 14	ENE 16	ENE 19	ENE 19	ENE 21	ENE 21	ENE 20	ENE 20	ENE 20	ENE 20	ENE 21	ENE 21	ENE 22
Wind gust (mph)	6	6	7	7	8	10	11	13	17	21	26	30	35	36	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	43
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G
Humidity	94%	94%	95%	95%	96%	96%	96%	94%	94%	92%	90%	86%	85%	81%	82%	80%	81%	84%	84%	85%	86%	86%	84%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (26 March 2026)

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	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%	60%	60%	40%	40%	30%	20%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	19°	19°	18°	18°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 22	NE 22	NE 22	NE 23	NE 23	NE 23	NE 23	NE 23	NE 23	NE 23	NE 23	NE 23	NE 23	NE 24	NE 23	NE 23	NE 23	NE 22	NE 21	NE 20	NE 18	NE 17	NE 16	NE 15
Wind gust (mph)	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	46	45	44	42	40	38	35	33	31	29
Visibility (description)	G	M	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	87%	87%	87%	87%	86%	83%	80%	77%	76%	75%	76%	76%	80%	84%	85%	86%	88%	89%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	4	5	5	4	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (27 March 2026)

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%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	17°	17°	17°	18°	20°	21°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	22°	21°	19°	18°	17°	16°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	15°	15°	15°	17°	18°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	22°	21°	20°	18°	17°	16°	15°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	N 10	NW 11	WNW 11	WSW 11	SW 10	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 8	SW 9	SSW 9
Wind gust (mph)	27	26	26	25	24	23	22	22	21	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	18	17	15	15	16	17	18
Visibility (description)	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	91%	90%	88%	86%	86%	84%	81%	79%	78%	75%	70%	65%	58%	57%	52%	56%	59%	64%	69%	77%	82%	84%	85%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	5	6	5	4	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (28 March 2026)

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	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	14°	14°	15°	16°	16°	17°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	15°	16°	16°	14°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	E 7	ENE 8	NE 7
Wind gust (mph)	17	16	15	14	12	13	12	11	10	11	12	12	12	15	18	17	15
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	M	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	89%	88%	90%	90%	91%	92%	93%	94%	94%	93%	90%	85%	83%	79%	74%	81%	90%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	4	4	3	-	-

Monday (29 March 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	13°	13°	13°	14°	18°	19°	16°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	12°	12°	14°	17°	18°	15°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 6	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NW 8	ESE 8	ENE 6
Wind gust (mph)	11	10	12	15	17	18	16	16
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	92%	96%	97%	92%	78%	71%	79%	87%
UV	-	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

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