New Plymouth weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New Plymouth is expected to be 21°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 Monday 15th 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 Tuesday 16th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 39 kph from the north.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 99% chance of some rain99
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Strong breeze of 39 kph from the North39
    kph wind from N

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New Plymouth weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 35% chance of some rain35
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the South-West23
    kph wind from SW

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New Plymouth weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    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
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the West22
    kph wind from W

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New Plymouth weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 76% chance of some rain76
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 31 kph from the West31
    kph wind from W

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New Plymouth weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in New Plymouth, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the west.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 49% chance of some rain49
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 31 kph from the West31
    kph wind from W

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