Christchurch weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Christchurch is expected to be 15°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Christchurch, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 16th January 2026 GMT

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

Christchurch weather forecast by day

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

Christchurch weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 46% chance of some rain46
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the South-West23
    kph wind from SW

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Christchurch weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 29% chance of some rain29
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South16
    kph wind from S

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Christchurch weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 18°C wind chill18
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the East16
    kph wind from E

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Christchurch weather for Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South19
    kph wind from S

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Christchurch weather for Wednesday 21st January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north-east.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 11 hours of bright sunshine11
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the North-East28
    kph wind from NE

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