Kaikoura weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kaikoura is expected to be 68°F. 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 Sunday 14th 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 Sunday 14th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 68°F, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the east.

  • 68°F maximum temperature68
    °F maximum temperature
  • 52°F minimum temperature52
    °F minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 10 hours of bright sunshine10
    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
  • Gentle breeze of 11 mph from the East11
    mph wind from E

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Kaikoura weather for Monday 15th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 72°F, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the north.

  • 72°F maximum temperature72
    °F maximum temperature
  • 57°F minimum temperature57
    °F minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    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 13 mph from the North13
    mph wind from N

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Kaikoura weather for Tuesday 16th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 70°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the west.

  • 70°F maximum temperature70
    °F maximum temperature
  • 57°F minimum temperature57
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 57% chance of some rain57
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 70°F wind chill70
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 14 mph from the West14
    mph wind from W

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Kaikoura weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the south-west.

  • 57°F maximum temperature57
    °F maximum temperature
  • 52°F minimum temperature52
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 63% chance of some rain63
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 16 mph from the South-West16
    mph wind from SW

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Kaikoura weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect cloudy with some rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 64°F, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 22% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the south-west.

  • 64°F maximum temperature64
    °F maximum temperature
  • 52°F minimum temperature52
    °F minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 22% chance of some rain22
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 11 mph from the South-West11
    mph wind from SW

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