When to go · Auckland
Auckland in December
Great month. Warm; Christmas crowds and school holidays.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
Warm; Christmas crowds and school holidays.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Auckland in this guide.
Weather in December
- AucklandHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 10 days
- Northland and Auckland, New Zealand · Bay of Islands, Auckland, Coromandelbest weather
Subtropical-mild: humid summers around 24 °C (75 °F), wet but rarely cold winters (14 °C (57 °F) days); showers in any month.Subtropical-mild: humid summers around 75 °F (24 °C), wet but rarely cold winters (57 °F (14 °C) days); showers in any month.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec · New Zealand
Shops closed on the 25th; start of the six-week summer holiday when locals take the campsites.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · New Zealand overall
- High
- Prices · New Zealand overall
- High
New Zealand overall: Summer begins; after 20 December locals take the roads and campsites — book everything.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Auckland, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Dec: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 10
Jan: 9 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 4
December: Warm; Christmas crowds and school holidays.
January: Warm summer; peak season, book early.
Auckland: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast