Rotorua weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rotorua is expected to be 61°F. 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 Wednesday 17th 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 Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the west.

  • 61°F maximum temperature61
    °F maximum temperature
  • 48°F minimum temperature48
    °F minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 61°F wind chill61
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 15 mph from the West15
    mph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 66°F, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the west.

  • 66°F maximum temperature66
    °F maximum temperature
  • 48°F minimum temperature48
    °F minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 15 mph from the West15
    mph 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 68°F, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the west.

  • 68°F maximum temperature68
    °F maximum temperature
  • 54°F minimum temperature54
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 25% chance of some rain25
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 68°F wind chill68
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 17 mph from the West17
    mph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 64°F, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 36% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the west.

  • 64°F maximum temperature64
    °F maximum temperature
  • 50°F minimum temperature50
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 36% chance of some rain36
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 17 mph from the West17
    mph wind from W

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Rotorua weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rotorua, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 64°F, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the west.

  • 64°F maximum temperature64
    °F maximum temperature
  • 50°F minimum temperature50
    °F 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
  • 64°F wind chill64
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 15 mph from the West15
    mph wind from W

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