Total sunshine hours across selected New Zealand locations
Mean annual values for 1991-2020, hours
| Location | Hours |
|---|---|
| Kaitaia | 2,132.3 |
| Auckland | 2,121.8 |
| Tauranga | 2,401.5 |
| Hamilton | 2,033.8 |
| Gisborne | 2,296.3 |
| New Plymouth | 2,318.1 |
| Napier | 2,333.9 |
| Palmerston North | 1,771.7 |
| Masterton | 2,076.9 |
| Wellington | 2,094.1 |
| Nelson | 2,497.1 |
| Blenheim | 2,521.4 |
| Hokitika | 1,909.6 |
| Christchurch | 2,128.4 |
| Mt Cook | 1,607.2 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,504.6 |
| Timaru | 1,917.5 |
| Queenstown | 1,898.7 |
| Alexandra | 2,065.5 |
| Dunedin | 1,775.5 |
| Invercargill | 1,764.6 |
Definitions
Station details available at https://www.niwa.co.nz/education-and-training/schools/resources/climate/station
Common climate and weather terms available at https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather/common-climate-and-weather-terms
Data calculation/treatment
Data are mean monthly values for the 1991-2020 period for locations having at least 5 complete years of data
Data provided by
Dataset name
Climate Averages: 1991–2020 mean values
Webpage:
https://www.niwa.co.nz/education-and-training/schools/resources/climate
How to find the data
At URL provided, select any of the following tables: Mean relative humidity, Mean number of days of ground frost, Mean monthly sunshine (hours), Mean 10cm earth temperature (°C), Mean daily maximum temperatures (°C), Mean monthly temperatures (°C), Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), Mean monthly rainfall (mm), Mean monthly wet-days, Mean daily global radiation (Mj/sq m). This dataset was produced by combining 10 tables together.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Climate Averages: 1991–2020 mean values
From the dataset Climate Averages: 1991–2020 mean values, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Data
- Range:
O7:O279 - Provided: 273 data points
This data forms the table Weather and climate - Mean annual values by station 1991–2020.