Hokitika Water Temperature

Hokitika is a town close to Tasman Sea. February is the month with the highest water temperature at 64.9°F / 18.3°C.
The coldest month is August with an average water temperature of 54.5°F / 12.5°C.
July is the driest at 3.8in / 97mm and December the wettest month with 18.6in / 472.9mm.
With an average air temperature of 58.3°F / 14.6°C, February is the warmest month in a year. July is the coldest with 42.1°F / 5.6°C average air temperature.
The Climate is described as temperate oceanic climate with warm summer. Best time to Visit would be in January, February, March, December.

Hokitika Summary

Description	Value
Current water temperature	/
Warmest Month Water Temperature:	February with 18.3°C / 64.9°F
Coldest Month Water Temperature:	August with 12.5°C / 54.5°F
Warmest Month Air Temperature:	February with 14.6°C / 58.3°F
Coldest Month Air Temperature:	July with 5.6°C / 42.1°F
Wettest Month:	December with 472.9mm / 18.6in
Driest Month:	July with 97mm / 3.8in
Highest Humidity	May with 83.6%
Lowest Humidity	November with 81.2%
Best Time to Visit:	January, February, March, December
Climate Classification	temperate oceanic climate with warm summer

Hokitika water temperature by month

°C

Tasman Sea water temperature by month

	Max. Water Temperature (°C)	ø. Water Temperature (°C)	Min. Water Temperature (°C)
January	18.3	17.6	16.9
February	18.6	18.2	17.7
March	17.7	17.4	17.1
April	17.3	16.5	16
May	16	15.3	14.6
June	14.6	14	13.3
July	13.4	13.1	12.6
August	12.8	12.6	12.4
September	13.1	12.8	12.4
October	13.8	13.4	13
November	15.2	14.5	13.7
December	16.8	16	15.2

°F

Tasman Sea water temperature by month

	Max. Water Temperature (°F)	ø. Water Temperature (°F)	Min. Water Temperature (°F)
January	64.9	63.7	62.4
February	65.5	64.8	63.9
March	63.9	63.3	62.8
April	63.1	61.7	60.8
May	60.8	59.5	58.3
June	58.3	57.2	55.9
July	56.1	55.6	54.7
August	55	54.7	54.3
September	55.6	55	54.3
October	56.8	56.1	55.4
November	59.4	58.1	56.7
December	62.2	60.8	59.4

The warmest water temperature are in February with around 64.9°F / 18.3°C. The coldest in August with an average water temperature of 54.5°F / 12.5°C.

Hokitika weather by month / climate table

°C

	Max. Temperature °C	ø. Temperature °C	Min. Temperature (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Rainy Days (d)	Rel. Humidity (%)
January	18.4	14.5	10.5	279	15	81.3%
February	18.7	14.6	10.9	256.7	9	81.6%
March	16.7	13.4	10.2	252.9	9	82.3%
April	14.7	11.1	7.2	272.4	8	82.3%
May	13	8.9	4.2	338.1	12	83.6%
June	10.1	6.5	2.5	187.4	8	83.6%
July	9.3	5.6	2.2	97	1	81.6%
August	10.6	6.3	2.7	175.8	7	81.7%
September	11.6	7.7	4.2	319.6	15	82%
October	13.1	9	5.3	358.5	0	81.7%
November	14.9	10.6	6.8	398.5	20	81.2%
December	16.4	12.8	9.4	472.9	19	82.2%

°F

	Max. Temperature °F	ø. Temperature °F	Min. Temperature (°F)	Precip. (in)	Rainy Days (d)	Rel. Humidity (%)
January	65.1	58.1	50.9	11	15	81.3%
February	65.7	58.3	51.6	10.1	9	81.6%
March	62.1	56.1	50.4	10	9	82.3%
April	58.5	52	45	10.7	8	82.3%
May	55.4	48	39.6	13.3	12	83.6%
June	50.2	43.7	36.5	7.4	8	83.6%
July	48.7	42.1	36	3.8	1	81.6%
August	51.1	43.3	36.9	6.9	7	81.7%
September	52.9	45.9	39.6	12.6	15	82%
October	55.6	48.2	41.5	14.1	0	81.7%
November	58.8	51.1	44.2	15.7	20	81.2%
December	61.5	55	48.9	18.6	19	82.2%

July is the most draught at 3.8in / 97mm and December the month with the most rain around 18.6in / 472.9mm. The avg. temperature is around 58.3°F / 14.6°C, February is the hottest month in a year. July is the coolest with 42.1°F / 5.6°C avg. temperature.

Activities & POI in Hokitika

Type of Activity	List
Beach	Hokitika Beach
Attraction	Hokitika Driftwood Letters, Sunset Point, Westland Greenstone Ltd
Golf Course	Hokitika Golf Club
Caravan Site	Hokitika'S Kiwi Holiday Park and Motel, 252 Beachside Motels & Holiday Park

Tasman Sea