Kaikoura weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kaikoura is expected to be 15°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kaikoura, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Sunday 15th February 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 15th February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 100% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 43 kph from the south-west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °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)
  • 100% chance of some rain100
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 15°C wind chill15
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 43 kph from the South-West43
    kph wind from SW

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Kaikoura weather for Monday 16th February 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 50 mm or more of rainfall expected with 100% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 46 kph from the south-west.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °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)
  • 100% chance of some rain100
    % chance of some rain
  • 50 mm or more of rainfall expected>50
    mm or more of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 46 kph from the South-West46
    kph wind from SW

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Kaikoura weather for Tuesday 17th February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 34 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
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 53% chance of some rain53
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 16°C wind chill16
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 34 kph from the West34
    kph wind from W

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Kaikoura weather for Wednesday 18th February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 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
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 39% chance of some rain39
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the East14
    kph wind from E

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Kaikoura weather for Thursday 19th February 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 10 hours of bright sunshine10
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the North-West12
    kph wind from NW

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