New Plymouth weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New Plymouth is expected to be 23°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for New Plymouth, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 27th December 2025 GMT

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

New Plymouth weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for New Plymouth for the next 5 days.

New Plymouth weather for Monday 29th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the south-east.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 67% chance of some rain67
    % chance of some rain
  • 30-40 mm of rainfall expected<40
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 34 kph from the South-East34
    kph wind from SE

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New Plymouth weather for Tuesday 30th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the south-east.

  • 24°C maximum temperature24
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 82% chance of some rain82
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 24°C wind chill24
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 32 kph from the South-East32
    kph wind from SE

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New Plymouth weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 91% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the north.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 17°C minimum temperature17
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 91% chance of some rain91
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 23°C wind chill23
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 31 kph from the North31
    kph wind from N

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New Plymouth weather for Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the north-west.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    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 26 kph from the North-West26
    kph wind from NW

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New Plymouth weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 66% chance of some rain66
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the South17
    kph wind from S

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