Christchurch weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Christchurch is expected to be 72°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Christchurch, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

Thursday
18th Dec
72

50

2

6
Friday
19th Dec
70

48

1

6
Saturday
20th Dec
57

48

2

5
Sunday
21st Dec
59

46

8

3
Monday
22nd Dec
64

50

5

7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 18th December 2025 GMT

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Christchurch weather forecast by day

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

Christchurch weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 72°F, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 3% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 12 mph from the east.

72
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
3
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
72
°F wind chill
12
mph wind from E

Christchurch weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 70°F, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 23 mph from the south-west.

70
°F maximum temperature
48
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
77
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
70
°F wind chill
23
mph wind from SW

Christchurch weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the south-west.

57
°F maximum temperature
48
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
70
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
11
mph wind from SW

Christchurch weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the south-west.

59
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
11
mph wind from SW

Christchurch weather for Monday 22nd December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Christchurch, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 64°F, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 33% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the north-east.

64
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
33
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
64
°F wind chill
14
mph wind from NE

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