Kaikoura weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kaikoura is expected to be 16°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kaikoura, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Saturday 24th January 2026 GMT

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

Kaikoura weather forecast by day

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

Kaikoura weather for Sunday 25th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 65% chance of some rain65
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the West14
    kph wind from W

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Kaikoura weather for Monday 26th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 89% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 89% chance of some rain89
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the East13
    kph wind from E

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Kaikoura weather for Tuesday 27th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 82% chance of some rain82
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 14°C wind chill14
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the South13
    kph wind from S

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Kaikoura weather for Wednesday 28th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the east.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken 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
  • 18°C wind chill18
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the East15
    kph wind from E

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Kaikoura weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the North-West14
    kph wind from NW

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