Rotorua weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rotorua is expected to be 21°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rotorua, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Monday 15th December 2025 GMT

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

Rotorua weather forecast by day

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

Rotorua weather for Tuesday 16th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 90% chance of some rain90
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the North28
    kph wind from N

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Rotorua weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the west.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 29% chance of some rain29
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 18°C wind chill18
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 26 kph from the West26
    kph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    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 21 kph from the West21
    kph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 19% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 19% chance of some rain19
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 26 kph from the West26
    kph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the West28
    kph wind from W

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