Kaikoura weather live forecast

Tomorrow's maximum temperature in Kaikoura is expected to be 54°F.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Tuesday 15th April 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New Zealand (Kaikoura) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Kaikoura weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Kaikoura for the next 5 days.

Kaikoura weather for Tuesday 15th April 2025

Expect overcast with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 54°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the south-west.

  • 54°F maximum temperature54
    °F maximum temperature
  • 48°F minimum temperature48
    °F minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light rain
    overcast with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 85% chance of some rain85
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 54°F wind chill54
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 14 mph from the South-West14
    mph wind from SW

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Kaikoura weather for Wednesday 16th April 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the east.

  • 55°F maximum temperature55
    °F maximum temperature
  • 50°F minimum temperature50
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 49% chance of some rain49
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 55°F wind chill55
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 14 mph from the East14
    mph wind from E

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Kaikoura weather for Thursday 17th April 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 59°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the north-east.

  • 59°F maximum temperature59
    °F maximum temperature
  • 55°F minimum temperature55
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 80% chance of some rain80
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 16 mph from the North-East16
    mph wind from NE

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Kaikoura weather for Friday 18th April 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 63°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 54% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the north-east.

  • 63°F maximum temperature63
    °F maximum temperature
  • 59°F minimum temperature59
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 54% chance of some rain54
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 13 mph from the North-East13
    mph wind from NE

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Kaikoura weather for Saturday 19th April 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 72°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 12 mph from the north.

  • 72°F maximum temperature72
    °F maximum temperature
  • 63°F minimum temperature63
    °F minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 72°F wind chill72
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 12 mph from the North12
    mph wind from N

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