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 04:01 on Tuesday 17th March 2026 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 17th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-east.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the North-East13
    kph wind from NE

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Rotorua weather for Wednesday 18th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the north-east.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 7 kph from the North-East7
    kph wind from NE

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Rotorua weather for Thursday 19th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the South24
    kph wind from S

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Rotorua weather for Friday 20th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the south.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 26 kph from the South26
    kph wind from S

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Rotorua weather for Saturday 21st March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 20% chance of some rain20
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the North12
    kph wind from N

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