When to go · Auckland
Auckland in February
Great month. Warm, settled; Waitangi Day on Feb 6.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
Warm, settled; Waitangi Day on Feb 6.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than February?
No other month rates higher than February for Auckland in this guide.
Weather in February
- AucklandHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 8 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.
Waitangi Day
Feb 6
Public holiday; some shops close.
Wellington, Auckland and Nelson anniversary days
Late Jan – early Feb (Mondays) · New Zealand
Regional long weekends; local roads and ferries busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · New Zealand overall
- High
- Prices · New Zealand overall
- High
New Zealand overall: The most settled weather of the year; school is back, so beaches ease after Waitangi Day.
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
Feb: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Feb: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Feb: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 8 (better)
Jan: 9
Crowds
Feb: High
Jan: High
Prices
Feb: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Feb: 2
Jan: 4
February: Warm, settled; Waitangi Day on Feb 6.
January: Warm summer; peak season, book early.
Auckland: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.