Climate of New Zealand

It's upside down compared to the northern hemisphere, similar or colder than southern Australia. The North Island has an average rainfall around 130 cm with average maximum daily temperatures from around 10' to 25. Generally, it doesn't get as cold in Northland as it does further south.

Auckland is more-or-less like Sydney, but not so hot in summer with average temperatures around 23', and average rainfall about 130 cm. Generally snow is only seen on the mountains

(Egmont, Ruapehu, Ngaruahoe and Tong-ariro) though it can snow in the high country in winter. The South Island tends to have more extremes in climate, though usually rainfall and temperature are pretty well distributed in New Zealand. Generally the west of the South Island is wet, while the east is drier. The west can have an annual rainfall of 700 cm or so, while in Central Otago, not far away, rainfall is only 30 cm. In the south of the South Island it can get pretty cold in the winter (June, July and August), but not as cold as it does in northern USA. Central Otago has both the coldest days in winter, and the hottest days in summer, in New Zealand. Snow is common in the hills in the South Island in winter, especially in the south where it occasionally snows at sea level.

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