New Plymouth weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New Plymouth is expected to be 17°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 Friday 1st May 2026 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 Saturday 2nd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 17°C wind chill17
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the South13
    kph wind from S

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New Plymouth weather for Sunday 3rd May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 16°C wind chill16
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the South12
    kph wind from S

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New Plymouth weather for Monday 4th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the South13
    kph wind from S

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New Plymouth weather for Tuesday 5th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 17°C wind chill17
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the South-East13
    kph wind from SE

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New Plymouth weather for Wednesday 6th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 45% chance of some rain45
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the North16
    kph wind from N

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