Editing Wellington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Wellington, New Zealand.JPG|thumb|Satellite view of the Wellington area]]
Wellington is at the south-western tip of the [[North Island]] on [[Cook Strait]], separating the North and South Islands. On a clear day, the snowcapped [[Kaikōura Ranges]] are visible to the south across the strait. To the north stretch the golden beaches of the [[Kāpiti Coast]]. On the east, the [[Remutaka Range]] divides Wellington from the broad plains of the [[Wairarapa]], a [[list of wine-producing regions|wine region]] of national notability.

With a [[latitude]] of 41° 17' South, Wellington is the [[List of southernmost items|southernmost capital city in the world]].<ref name="World Record">{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records 2009|year=2008|publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd|location=London, United Kingdom|isbn=978-1-904994-36-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00crai_0/page/277 277]|title-link=Guinness World Records}}</ref>
[[File:View of Wellington from Mt Victoria (10).jpg|thumb|Wellington City Centre and harbour from [[Mount Victoria (Wellington hill)|Mount Victoria]]]]
Wellington is more densely populated than most other cities in New Zealand due to the restricted amount of land that is available between its harbour and the surrounding hills. It has very few open areas in which to expand, and this has brought about the development of the suburban towns. Because of its location in the [[Roaring Forties]] and its exposure to the winds blowing through [[Cook Strait]], Wellington is the world's windiest city, with an average wind speed of {{convert|27|km/h|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Where is the world's windiest city? Spoiler alert: it's not Chicago|author=Karl Mathiesen|work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/oct/15/where-world-windiest-city-spoiler-alert-chicago-wellington|access-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119083319/http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/oct/15/where-world-windiest-city-spoiler-alert-chicago-wellington|archive-date=19 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Departure (33950426345).jpg|thumb|View of the [[Wellington Harbour]] from [[Mount Cook, Wellington|Mount Cook]]]]
Wellington's scenic natural harbour and green hillsides adorned with tiered suburbs of colonial villas are popular with tourists. The central business district (CBD) is close to Lambton Harbour, an arm of [[Wellington Harbour]], which lies along an active [[Fault (geology)|geological fault]], clearly evident on its straight western shore. The land to the west of this rises abruptly, meaning that many suburbs sit high above the centre of the city. There is a network of bush walks and reserves maintained by the [[Wellington City|Wellington City Council]] and local volunteers. These include [[Otari-Wilton's Bush]], dedicated to the protection and propagation of native plants. The Wellington region has {{convert|500|km2|sqmi|-1}} of regional parks and forests. In the east is the [[Miramar Peninsula]], connected to the rest of the city by a low-lying isthmus at [[Rongotai]], the site of [[Wellington International Airport]]. Industry has developed mainly in the Hutt Valley, where there are food-processing plants, engineering industries, vehicle assembly and oil refineries.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|editor-last=Paxton|editor-first=John|encyclopedia=The Penguin Encyclopedia of Places|title=Wellington, New Zealand|edition=3rd|year=1999|via=[[Credo Reference]]}}</ref>

The narrow entrance to the harbour is to the east of the Miramar Peninsula, and contains the dangerous shallows of [[Barrett Reef]], where many ships have been wrecked (notably the inter-island ferry {{ship|TEV|Wahine}} in [[Timeline of New Zealand history#1960s|1968]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/kids/nzdisasters/wahine.asp|title=New Zealand Disasters – Wahine Shipwreck|publisher=[[Christchurch City Libraries]] |date=10 April 1968|access-date=28 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819160954/http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/kids/nzdisasters/wahine.asp|archive-date=19 August 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The harbour has three islands: [[Matiu/Somes Island]], [[Makaro/Ward Island]] and [[Mokopuna Island]]. Only Matiu/Somes Island is large enough for habitation. It has been used as a quarantine station for people and animals, and was an [[internment|internment camp]] during World War I and World War II. It is a conservation island, providing refuge for [[endangered species]], much like [[Kapiti Island]] farther up the coast. There is access during daylight hours by the Dominion Post Ferry.

Wellington is primarily surrounded by water, but some of the nearby locations are listed below.

{{wide image|Wellington Panorama.jpg|1000px|Panorama of Wellington and surrounds}}

===Geology===
Wellington suffered serious damage in a series of [[1848 Marlborough earthquake|earthquakes in 1848]]<ref>{{cite web|date=30 March 2005|title=The 1848 Marlborough earthquake – Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/NaturalHazardsAndDisasters/HistoricEarthquakes/2/en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614222309/http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/NaturalHazardsAndDisasters/HistoricEarthquakes/2/en|archive-date=14 June 2009|access-date=6 February 2009|publisher=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] }}</ref> and from another earthquake in 1855. The [[1855 Wairarapa earthquake]] occurred on the [[Wairarapa Fault]] to the north and east of Wellington. It was probably the most powerful earthquake in recorded New Zealand history,<ref>{{cite web|date=21 September 2007|title=The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake – Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/NaturalHazardsAndDisasters/HistoricEarthquakes/3/en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221195734/http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/NaturalHazardsAndDisasters/HistoricEarthquakes/3/en|archive-date=21 February 2009|access-date=6 February 2009|publisher=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] }}</ref> with an estimated magnitude of at least 8.2 on the [[Moment magnitude scale]]. It caused vertical movements of two to three metres over a large area, including raising land out of the harbour and turning it into a tidal swamp. Much of this land was subsequently [[Reclamation of Wellington Harbour|reclaimed]] and is now part of the central business district. For this reason, the street named [[Lambton Quay]] is 100 to 200 metres (325 to 650&nbsp;ft) from the harbour – plaques set into the footpath mark the shoreline in [[Timeline of New Zealand history#1840s|1840]], indicating the extent of reclamation. The [[1942 Wairarapa earthquakes]] caused considerable damage in Wellington.

The area has high seismic activity even by New Zealand standards, with a major fault, the [[Wellington Fault]], running through the centre of the city and several others nearby. Several hundred minor faults lines have been identified within the urban area. Inhabitants, particularly in high-rise buildings, typically notice several earthquakes every year. For many years after the 1855 earthquake, the majority of buildings were made entirely from wood. The 1996-restored [[Government Buildings (Wellington, New Zealand)|Government Buildings]]<ref>{{NZHPT|37|Government Buildings|2009-02-06}}</ref> near Parliament is the largest wooden building in the Southern Hemisphere. While masonry and [[structural steel]] have subsequently been used in building construction, especially for office buildings, [[timber framing]] remains the primary structural component of almost all residential construction. Residents place their confidence in good [[building code|building regulations]], which became more stringent in the 20th century. Since the Canterbury earthquakes of [[2010 Canterbury earthquake|2010]] and [[2011 Christchurch earthquake|2011]], earthquake readiness has become even more of an issue, with buildings declared by [[Wellington City Council]] to be earthquake-prone,<ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Burgess|date=14 March 2011|title=Shuddering in Wellington|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4761054/Shuddering-in-Wellington|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323052804/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4761054/Shuddering-in-Wellington|archive-date=23 March 2011|access-date=28 October 2012|publisher=Fairfax NZ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hank Schouten|date=2 June 2012|title=How safe are the capital's office buildings?|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/commercial-property/7031111/How-safe-are-the-capitals-office-buildings|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604002602/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/commercial-property/7031111/How-safe-are-the-capitals-office-buildings|archive-date=4 June 2012|access-date=28 October 2012|work=The Dominion Post|location=Wellington}}</ref> and the costs of meeting new standards.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kate Chapman|date=16 October 2012|title=Councillors question quake costs|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington-central/7822064/Councillors-question-quake-costs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019022226/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington-central/7822064/Councillors-question-quake-costs|archive-date=19 October 2012|access-date=28 October 2012|work=The Dominion Post|location=Wellington}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Burgess & Hank Schouten|date=1 October 2011|title=Quake shakes capital insurance market|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5714033/Quake-shakes-capital-insurance-market|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024173536/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5714033/Quake-shakes-capital-insurance-market|archive-date=24 October 2012|access-date=28 October 2012|work=The Dominion Post|location=Wellington}}</ref>

Every five years, a year-long slow quake occurs beneath Wellington, stretching from Kapiti to the [[Marlborough Sounds]]. It was first measured in 2003, and reappeared in 2008 and 2013.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 May 2013|title='Silent' quake gently rocks Wellington|work=3 News NZ|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Silent-quake-gently-rocks-Wellington/tabid/1160/articleID/299393/Default.aspx|url-status=dead|access-date=28 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823115722/http://www.3news.co.nz/Silent-quake-gently-rocks-Wellington/tabid/1160/articleID/299393/Default.aspx|archive-date=23 August 2014}}</ref> It releases as much energy as a magnitude 7 quake, but as it happens slowly, there is no damage.<ref>{{cite news|date=27 May 2013|title=M7 slow release earthquake under Wellington|work=[[GeoNet (New Zealand)|GeoNet]] NZ|url=http://info.geonet.org.nz/display/quake/2013/05/27/M7+slow+release+earthquake+under+Wellington|url-status=live|access-date=28 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607231015/http://info.geonet.org.nz/display/quake/2013/05/27/M7+slow+release+earthquake+under+Wellington|archive-date=7 June 2013}}</ref>

During July and August 2013 there were many earthquakes, mostly in Cook Strait near Seddon. The sequence started at 5:09 pm on Sunday 21 July 2013 when the magnitude 6.5 [[2013 Seddon earthquake|Seddon earthquake]] hit the city, but no tsunami report was confirmed nor any major damage.<ref>{{cite news|date=21 July 2013|title=New Zealand's capital shaken by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-21/strong-earthquake-near-wellington-shakes-new-zealand/4833724|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722062818/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-21/strong-earthquake-near-wellington-shakes-new-zealand/4833724|archive-date=22 July 2013|access-date=21 July 2013|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia}}</ref> At 2:31&nbsp;pm on Friday 16 August 2013 the [[2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake|Lake Grassmere earthquake]] struck, this time magnitude 6.6, but again no major damage occurred, though many buildings were evacuated.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9051982/Earthquakes-rock-central-New-Zealand Strong 6.6 earthquake hits Wellington, aftershocks...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013213046/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9051982/Earthquakes-rock-central-New-Zealand|date=13 October 2013}}. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 September 2013.</ref> On Monday 20 January 2014 at 3:52&nbsp;pm [[2014 Eketāhuna earthquake|a rolling 6.2 magnitude earthquake]] struck the lower North Island 15&nbsp;km east of [[Eketāhuna]] and was felt in Wellington, but little damage was reported initially, except at [[Wellington Airport]] where one of the two giant eagle sculptures commemorating [[The Hobbit]] became detached from the ceiling.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 January 2014|title=6.2 earthquake cuts power, phones, stops trains|publisher=[[1News|One News]]|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/6-2-earthquake-cuts-power-phones-stops-trains-5803966|url-status=dead|access-date=21 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516084016/http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/6-2-earthquake-cuts-power-phones-stops-trains-5803966|archive-date=16 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=20 January 2014|title=Quake: 'Hobbit' sculpture crashes down at N.Z. airport|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/01/20/quake-hobbit-sculpture-crashes-down-at-nz-airport/4658349/|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227012625/https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/01/20/quake-hobbit-sculpture-crashes-down-at-nz-airport/4658349/|archive-date=27 December 2017}}</ref>

At two minutes after midnight on Monday 14 November 2016, the 7.8 magnitude [[2016 Kaikōura earthquake|Kaikōura earthquake]], which was centred between Culverden and Kaikōura in the South Island, caused the Wellington CBD, [[Victoria University of Wellington]], and the [[Public transport in the Wellington Region#Trains|Wellington suburban rail network]] to be largely closed for the day to allow inspections. The earthquake damaged a considerable number of buildings, with 65% of the damage being in Wellington. Subsequently, a number of recent buildings were demolished rather than being rebuilt, often a decision made by the insurer. Two of the buildings demolished were about eleven years old – the seven-storey [[NZDF]] headquarters<ref>{{cite web|date=3 March 2017|title=Defence House in Wellington to be demolished after investigations show repairs to earthquake damage uneconomic|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11811572|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121800/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11811572|archive-date=28 September 2018|access-date=16 May 2018|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=3 March 2017|title=Freyberg House to be demolished|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/90039055/freyberg-house-to-be-demolished-doe-to-earthquake-damage|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109181753/https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/90039055/freyberg-house-to-be-demolished-doe-to-earthquake-damage|archive-date=9 January 2018|access-date=16 May 2018|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |location=New Zealand}}</ref> and Statistics House at Centreport on the waterfront.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 July 2017|title=Unacceptable performance of building says Minister|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/100213379/demolition-begins-on-earthquakedamaged-statistics-house-in-wellington|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110063441/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/100213379/demolition-begins-on-earthquakedamaged-statistics-house-in-wellington|archive-date=10 January 2018|access-date=16 May 2018|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |location=New Zealand}}</ref> The docks were closed for several weeks after the earthquake.<ref>{{cite web|date=31 July 2017|title=Maersk to return to Wellington when CentrePort's cranes are repaired|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/95292005/maersk-to-return-to-wellington-when-centreports-cranes-are-repaired|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928083156/https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/95292005/maersk-to-return-to-wellington-when-centreports-cranes-are-repaired|archive-date=28 September 2018|access-date=28 September 2018|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |location=New Zealand}}</ref>

===Relief===
Steep landforms shape and constrain much of Wellington city. Notable hills in and around Wellington include:
* [[Mount Victoria (Wellington hill)|Mount Victoria]] – 196 m. Mt Vic is a popular walk for tourists and Wellingtonians alike, as from the summit one can see most of Wellington. There are numerous mountain bike and walking tracks on the hill.
* Mount Albert<ref>{{cite book|last1=Harper|first1=Laura|last2=Mudd|first2=Tony|last3=Whitfield|first3=Paul|title=New Zealand|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aiIrweIMckQC|series=Rough Guide Travel Guides|publisher=Rough Guides|date=2002|page=504|isbn=9781858288963|access-date=9 August 2016|quote=Highlights include the sweeping views from the lookout at the Mount Victoria summit (196m) and from Mount Albert (178m) [...].|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224095224/https://books.google.com/books?id=aiIrweIMckQC|archive-date=24 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> – 178 m
* [[Mount Cook, Wellington|Mount Cook]]
* Mount Alfred (west of Evans Bay)<ref>{{cite book|title=Wise's New Zealand Index|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sxk6AQAAIAAJ|publisher=H. Wise & Co. (N.Z.) Ltd|date=1948|page=245|access-date=9 August 2016|quote=Mount Alfred. West of Evans Bay, Wellington; 400ft.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224124057/https://books.google.com/books?id=Sxk6AQAAIAAJ|archive-date=24 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> – 122 m
* [[Mount Kaukau]] – 445 m. Site of Wellington's main television transmitter.
* Mount Crawford<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wake|first1=Jenny|title=The Making of King Kong: The Official Guide to the Motion Picture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f-s5WrQTHlMC|location=New York|publisher=Simon and Schuster|date=2005|page=111|isbn=9781416505181|access-date=9 August 2016|quote=The native village and wall set, too big to build in a soundstage, was erected outside on nearby Mount Crawford, a hill overlooking Wellington harbor.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224124132/https://books.google.com/books?id=f-s5WrQTHlMC|archive-date=24 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Brooklyn Hill – 299 m
* [[Wrights Hill Fortress|Wrights Hill]]
* Mākara Peak – summit (412{{nbsp}}m) is within the 250{{nbsp}}ha [[Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park]] that includes 45{{nbsp}}km of trails<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wellington.govt.nz/recreation/outdoors/parks-and-reserves/outer-green-belt-reserves/makara-peak-mountain-bike-park|title=Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park|date=3 May 2021|publisher=[[Wellington City Council]] |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[Te Ahumairangi Hill|Te Ahumairangi (Tinakori) Hill]]

===Climate===
Averaging 2,055 hours of sunshine per year, the climate of Wellington is temperate [[Oceanic climate|marine]], ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfb'', [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''Cflk''), generally moderate all year round with warm summers and cool to mild winters, and rarely sees temperatures above {{convert|26|°C|0|abbr=on}} or below {{convert|4|°C|0|abbr=on}}. The hottest recorded temperature in the city is {{convert|31.1|°C|0|abbr=on}} recorded on 20 February 1896{{citation needed|date=January 2023|reason=the Metservice souce cited at the end of the sentence does not include this fact}}, while {{convert|-1.9|°C|0|abbr=on}} is the coldest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.metservice.com/our-company/learning-centre/climate-summary/|title=Climate Summary|website=MetService|access-date=31 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122071750/https://about.metservice.com/our-company/learning-centre/climate-summary/|archive-date=22 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is notorious for its southerly blasts in winter, which may make the temperature feel much colder. It is generally very windy all year round with high rainfall; average annual rainfall is {{convert|1250|mm|0|abbr=on}}, June and July being the wettest months. [[Frost]]s are quite common in the hill suburbs and the [[Hutt Valley]] between May and September. Snow is very rare at low altitudes, although snow fell on the city and many other parts of the Wellington region during separate [[2011 New Zealand snowstorms|events]] on 25 July 2011 and 15 August 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5333010/Snow-surge-forecast-for-lower-North-Island|title=Snow spotted in central Wellington|work=The Dominion Post|location=Wellington|date=25 July 2011|access-date=1 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025072529/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5333010/Snow-surge-forecast-for-lower-North-Island|archive-date=25 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5442969/Snow-falls-in-downtown-Wellington|title=Snow falls in downtown Wellington|work=The Dominion Post|location=Wellington|date=15 August 2011|access-date=15 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025154053/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5442969/Snow-falls-in-downtown-Wellington|archive-date=25 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Snow at higher altitudes is more common, with light flurries recorded in higher suburbs every few years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morgan|first=Ella|date=6 September 2022|title=Did it actually snow in Wellington? It all depends on the shape of what's falling|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300680194/did-it-actually-snow-in-wellington-it-all-depends-on-the-shape-of-whats-falling|access-date=3 October 2022|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |location=New Zealand}}</ref>

On 29 January 2019, the suburb of Kelburn (instruments near the old [[Metservice]] building in the [[Wellington Botanic Garden]]) reached {{convert|30.3|C|F|0}}, the highest temperature since records began in 1927.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12198116|title=Temperature record broken in Wellington, warm weather to last to weekend|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=29 January 2019|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122945/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12198116|archive-date=29 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| Mar rain days = 	9.3
| Apr rain days = 	10.3
| May rain days = 	13.3
| Jun rain days = 	13.4
| Jul rain days = 	12.8
| Aug rain days = 	12.5
| Sep rain days = 	10.9
| Oct rain days = 	12.4
| Nov rain days = 	9.5
| Dec rain days = 	10.0
| unit rain days = 1.0 mm	
|Jan sun = 	231.8
|Feb sun = 	211.4
|Mar sun = 	204.0
|Apr sun = 	156.4
|May sun = 	133.1
|Jun sun = 	101.2
|Jul sun = 	121.0
|Aug sun = 	147.8
|Sep sun = 	164.4
|Oct sun = 	193.3
|Nov sun = 	211.7
|Dec sun = 	218.0
|year sun = 	
| Jan percentsun  =51
| Feb percentsun  =55
| Mar percentsun  =54
| Apr percentsun  =47
| May percentsun  =44
| Jun percentsun  =37
| Jul percentsun  =41
| Aug percentsun  =45
| Sep percentsun  =46
| Oct percentsun  =47
| Nov percentsun  =49
| Dec percentsun  =47
| year percentsun =
| Jan light = 14.8
| Feb light = 13.7
| Mar light = 12.3
| Apr light = 11.0
| May light = 9.8
| Jun light = 9.2
| Jul light = 9.5
| Aug light = 10.5
| Sep light = 11.8
| Oct light = 13.2
| Nov light = 14.4
| Dec light = 15.1
| year light=
| Jan humidity = 	78.3
| Feb humidity = 	80.0
| Mar humidity = 	82.2
| Apr humidity = 	81.8
| May humidity = 	83.7
| Jun humidity = 	85.5
| Jul humidity = 	84.6
| Aug humidity = 	82.9
| Sep humidity = 	78.9
| Oct humidity = 	79.7
| Nov humidity = 	78.0
| Dec humidity = 	78.4
|source 1 = NIWA<ref name = NIWA>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520001949/https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather/climate-data-and-activities|archive-date=20 May 2024|url=https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather/climate-data-and-activities|title=Climate data and activities|publisher=NIWA|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="CliFlo">{{cite web|url=http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz|title=CliFlo – National Climate Database|publisher=NIWA|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/|title=CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 3382, 3383, 3385, 3390, 3391, 3431, 25345)|publisher=NIWA|access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = Weather Spark<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://weatherspark.com/y/144870/Average-Weather-in-Wellington-New-Zealand-Year-Round
|title = Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Wellington
|publisher = Weather Spark
|access-date = 10 Dec 2024}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
| location = [[Paraparaumu]] (2000–2020)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = No
| Jan uv = 11
| Feb uv = 9
| Mar uv = 6
| Apr uv = 4
| May uv = 2
| Jun uv = 1
| Jul uv = 1
| Aug uv = 2
| Sep uv = 4
| Oct uv = 6
| Nov uv = 9
| Dec uv = 11
| year uv = 
| source 1 = NIWA<ref name="CliFlo"/>
}}

{{Weather box
| location = [[Wellington International Airport]] (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present)
| collapsed = Yes
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 29.6
| Feb record high C = 30.6
| Mar record high C = 28.3
| Apr record high C = 25.2
| May record high C = 22.0
| Jun record high C = 19.2
| Jul record high C = 18.8
| Aug record high C = 18.3
| Sep record high C = 22.6
| Oct record high C = 23.9
| Nov record high C = 26.8
| Dec record high C = 29.6
| year record high C = 30.6
| Jan avg record high C  = 26.0
| Feb avg record high C  = 25.7
| Mar avg record high C  = 24.2
| Apr avg record high C  = 21.6
| May avg record high C  = 19.1
| Jun avg record high C  = 17.0
| Jul avg record high C  = 15.6
| Aug avg record high C  = 16.4
| Sep avg record high C  = 18.2
| Oct avg record high C  = 19.9
| Nov avg record high C  = 22.2
| Dec avg record high C  = 24.4
| year avg record high C = 27.0
| Jan high C = 21.0
| Feb high C = 21.2
| Mar high C = 19.7
| Apr high C = 17.3
| May high C = 15.4
| Jun high C = 13.2
| Jul high C = 12.5
| Aug high C = 13.0
| Sep high C = 14.4
| Oct high C = 15.8
| Nov high C = 17.4
| Dec high C = 19.6
| year high C = 
| Jan mean C = 17.8
| Feb mean C = 18.0
| Mar mean C = 16.6
| Apr mean C = 14.5
| May mean C = 12.7
| Jun mean C = 10.6
| Jul mean C = 9.8
| Aug mean C = 10.3
| Sep mean C = 11.6
| Oct mean C = 13.0
| Nov mean C = 14.4
| Dec mean C = 16.5
| year mean C = 
| Jan low C = 14.6
| Feb low C = 14.8
| Mar low C = 13.5
| Apr low C = 11.7
| May low C = 10.1
| Jun low C = 8.0
| Jul low C = 7.1
| Aug low C = 7.6
| Sep low C = 8.9
| Oct low C = 10.1
| Nov low C = 11.4
| Dec low C = 13.5
| year low C = 
| Jan avg record low C  = 9.9
| Feb avg record low C  = 9.9
| Mar avg record low C  = 8.4
| Apr avg record low C  = 6.6
| May avg record low C  = 4.3
| Jun avg record low C  = 2.6
| Jul avg record low C  = 1.7
| Aug avg record low C  = 2.3
| Sep avg record low C  = 3.5
| Oct avg record low C  = 4.3
| Nov avg record low C  = 6.4
| Dec avg record low C  = 8.5
| year avg record low C = 1.0
| Jan record low C = 4.3
| Feb record low C = 4.5
| Mar record low C = 4.3
| Apr record low C = 2.3
| May record low C = 0.6
| Jun record low C = -0.6
| Jul record low C = -1.1
| Aug record low C = -1.1
| Sep record low C = -1.0
| Oct record low C = 1.2
| Nov record low C = 2.1
| Dec record low C = 3.8
| year record low C = -1.1
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 60.0
| Feb rain mm = 60.4
| Mar rain mm = 66.0
| Apr rain mm = 79.8
| May rain mm = 88.4
| Jun rain mm = 102.6
| Jul rain mm = 109.7
| Aug rain mm = 94.1
| Sep rain mm = 79.9
| Oct rain mm = 90.9
| Nov rain mm = 74.7
| Dec rain mm = 67.1
| year rain mm = 
| Jan rain days = 6.6
| Feb rain days = 6.3
| Mar rain days = 7.7
| Apr rain days = 8.2
| May rain days = 10.2
| Jun rain days = 12.3
| Jul rain days = 12.0
| Aug rain days = 12.4
| Sep rain days = 10.6
| Oct rain days = 10.3
| Nov rain days = 8.4
| Dec rain days = 8.1
| year rain days = 113.0
| unit rain days = 1.0 mm
| Jan humidity = 75.1
| Feb humidity = 76.8
| Mar humidity = 77.6
| Apr humidity = 78.0
| May humidity = 80.0
| Jun humidity = 81.5
| Jul humidity = 81.0
| Aug humidity = 80.0
| Sep humidity = 76.5
| Oct humidity = 75.4
| Nov humidity = 73.6
| Dec humidity = 74.9
| year humidity = 77.5
| source 1 = NIWA<ref name="CliFlo"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/|title=CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 3445)|publisher=NIWA|access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>
}}