Christchurch weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Christchurch is expected to be 63°F. 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 2nd 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 Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 63°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the south-west.

  • 63°F maximum temperature63
    °F maximum temperature
  • 55°F minimum temperature55
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 25% chance of some rain25
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 11 mph from the South-West11
    mph wind from SW

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Christchurch weather for Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 5% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the south-west.

  • 61°F maximum temperature61
    °F maximum temperature
  • 54°F minimum temperature54
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 5% chance of some rain5
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 61°F wind chill61
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 11 mph from the South-West11
    mph wind from SW

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Christchurch weather for Sunday 4th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 66°F, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 18 mph from the north-east.

  • 66°F maximum temperature66
    °F maximum temperature
  • 50°F minimum temperature50
    °F minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 66°F wind chill66
    °F wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 18 mph from the North-East18
    mph wind from NE

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Christchurch weather for Monday 5th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 72°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the east.

  • 72°F maximum temperature72
    °F maximum temperature
  • 54°F minimum temperature54
    °F minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 72°F wind chill72
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 13 mph from the East13
    mph wind from E

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Christchurch weather for Tuesday 6th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 77°F, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 12 mph from the north-east.

  • 77°F maximum temperature77
    °F maximum temperature
  • 55°F minimum temperature55
    °F 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
  • 77°F wind chill77
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 12 mph from the North-East12
    mph wind from NE

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