Christchurch weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Christchurch is expected to be 18°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Christchurch, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

• Tuesday
  12th May
  18
  4
  
  6
  2
• Wednesday
  13th May
  14
  8
  
  0
  1
• Thursday
  14th May
  14
  7
  
  3
  1
• Friday
  15th May
  12
  6
  
  1
  1
• Saturday
  16th May
  11
  7
  
  5
  1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 12th May 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 Tuesday 12th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

• 18
  °C maximum temperature
• 4
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 6
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 18
  °C wind chill
• 14
  kph wind from SW

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Christchurch weather for Wednesday 13th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.

• 14
  °C maximum temperature
• 8
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 14
  °C wind chill
• 12
  kph wind from W

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Christchurch weather for Thursday 14th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the west.

• 14
  °C maximum temperature
• 7
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 8
  kph wind from W

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Christchurch weather for Friday 15th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 5 kph from the south-west.

• 12
  °C maximum temperature
• 6
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 1
  hour of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 5
  kph wind from SW

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Christchurch weather for Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-east.

• 11
  °C maximum temperature
• 7
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 5
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 11
  °C wind chill
• 10
  kph wind from NE

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