Wellington weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wellington is expected to be 14°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wellington, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 16th December 2025 GMT

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

Wellington weather forecast by day

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

Wellington weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 38 kph from the south.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 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
  • Fresh breeze of 38 kph from the South38
    kph wind from S

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Wellington weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect overcast skies in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast skies
    overcast skies
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the South28
    kph wind from S

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Wellington weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 44 kph from the north-west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 39% chance of some rain39
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 44 kph from the North-West44
    kph wind from NW

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Wellington weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the north-west.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 11 hours of bright sunshine11
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 60% chance of some rain60
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 29 kph from the North-West29
    kph wind from NW

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Wellington weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Wellington, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the west.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the West21
    kph wind from W

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