Christchurch weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Christchurch is expected to be 16°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 Monday 29th December 2025 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 30th December 2025

Expect cloudy with some rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 99% chance of some rain99
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-East21
    kph wind from SE

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Christchurch weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °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 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 34% chance of some rain34
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 17°C wind chill17
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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Christchurch weather for Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °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)
  • 52% chance of some rain52
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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Christchurch weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 52% chance of some rain52
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South18
    kph wind from S

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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 19°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 36% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 36% chance of some rain36
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the South20
    kph wind from S

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