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Satellite view of Lyall Bay; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Bay

Lyall Bay

New ZealandNew Zealand · Tasman Sea

-41.3333, 174.8000 · Lyall Bay, 1 km

  • 17°Sea · February
  • 19°High · February
  • 9.1 hSunshine · January
The dot marks Lyall Bay. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Lyall Bay in October

  • 14°CAir, daytime high10°C at night
  • 13°CSea temperature
  • 7.5 hSunshine a day
  • 12 daysRainy days in the month77 mm in total
  • 26 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • LifeguardedLifeguardsUsually only in the bathing season · OpenStreetMap
  • 47Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 1 kmAirport: Wellington International Airport (WLG)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 14.2 °C — 1.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +1.3 °C

1991–2020 average: 12.9 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +1.0 °C

1991–2020 average: 13.8 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaFebruary and March17 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineJanuary and November9 h of sun a day
Least rainJanuary and February52 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan16°9 h52 mm
  2. Feb17°8 h58 mm
  3. Mar16°7 h58 mm
  4. Apr15°6 h70 mm
  5. May14°5 h80 mm
  6. Jun13°4 h92 mm
  7. Jul12°4 h86 mm
  8. Aug12°5 h82 mm
  9. Sep12°6 h70 mm
  10. Oct13°8 h77 mm
  11. Nov14°9 h64 mm
  12. Dec15°8 h68 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 16°Feb: 17°Mar: 16°Apr: 15°May: 14°Jun: 13°Jul: 12°Aug: 12°Sep: 12°Oct: 13°Nov: 14°Dec: 15°12°17°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 17 °C (High 19° / Low 14°)Feb: 17 °C (High 19° / Low 15°)Mar: 16 °C (High 18° / Low 14°)Apr: 14 °C (High 16° / Low 12°)May: 12 °C (High 14° / Low 11°)Jun: 11 °C (High 12° / Low 9°)Jul: 10 °C (High 11° / Low 8°)Aug: 10 °C (High 12° / Low 9°)Sep: 11 °C (High 13° / Low 9°)Oct: 12 °C (High 14° / Low 10°)Nov: 13 °C (High 15° / Low 11°)Dec: 15 °C (High 17° / Low 13°)17°10°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm50 mm100 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 52 mm52Feb: 58 mmMar: 58 mmApr: 70 mmMay: 80 mmJun: 92 mm92Jul: 86 mmAug: 82 mmSep: 70 mmOct: 77 mmNov: 64 mmDec: 68 mm

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 9.1 h9.1Feb: 8.4 hMar: 7.3 hApr: 5.7 hMay: 4.7 hJun: 3.6 h3.6Jul: 4.0 hAug: 5.1 hSep: 6.4 hOct: 7.5 hNov: 8.6 hDec: 8.4 h

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Lyall Bay: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Lyall Bay: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January1914165289.125
Februarywarmest sea1915175878.424
March1814165897.323
April16121570105.723
May14111480124.724
June1291392143.625
July1181286144.025
August1291282145.124
September1391270126.427
October14101377127.526
November15111464108.626
December17131568118.425

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Lyall Bay: Lyall Bay wave deflector - panoramio
Photo: DB Thats-Me · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Lyall Bay: Quarry - panoramio (19)
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Lyall Bay: Rain Soaked Drift Wood (45499682)
Photo: Peti Morgan Lpsnz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER25 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–20208 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.125 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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