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Climate
The Wairarapa
as a whole, varies considerably in its climatic extremes with wind
flow, sunshine hours and rainfall all depending on proximity to the
Rimutaka Ranges to the south and the Tararua Ranges to the west.
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Aerial view of north end of Masterton
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Temperature
Mean daily
maximum: January 23.8°C, July 11.8°C
Mean
temperature: 12.8°C
Mean daily
minimum: January 10.9°C, July 2.5°C
Sunshine
Average bright sunshine: 2008 hours annually.
Rainfall
Average rain
days: 0.2mm or more, 171 per annum
Average wet
days: 2.5mm or more, 90 per annum
Mean annual
rainfall: 969mm (Masterton)
(ranges from
1,520mm to 890mm, from West to East)
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Frost
Average days
of frost: 28 per annum
Frosts of up
to 6°C occur in months of April through to October |
Frosty morning, Henley Lake
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