Kaikoura weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kaikoura is expected to be 18°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 Thursday 25th December 2025 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 Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 74% chance of some rain74
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 18°C wind chill18
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the East14
    kph wind from E

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Kaikoura weather for Sunday 28th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 63% chance of some rain63
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the East16
    kph wind from E

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Kaikoura weather for Monday 29th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-east.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °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)
  • 71% chance of some rain71
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the South-East22
    kph wind from SE

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Kaikoura weather for Tuesday 30th December 2025

Expect cloudy with some rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the south.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 99% chance of some rain99
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 13°C wind chill13
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 26 kph from the South26
    kph wind from S

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Kaikoura weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect cloudy with some rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 84% chance of some rain84
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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