Kaikoura weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kaikoura is expected to be 17°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 Sunday 25th 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 Monday 26th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 89% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 89% chance of some rain89
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 17°C wind chill17
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the East13
    kph wind from E

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Kaikoura weather for Tuesday 27th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some 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 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south.

  • 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 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 79% chance of some rain79
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 15°C wind chill15
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the South14
    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 19°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken 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
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the East16
    kph wind from E

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Kaikoura weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 27% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 27% chance of some rain27
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the North-West11
    kph wind from NW

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Kaikoura weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kaikoura, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    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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