When to go · New Plymouth
New Plymouth in December
Great month. Inside New Plymouth's best window: Nov–Apr; Feb–Mar for the most settled mountain weather.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
Inside New Plymouth's best window: Nov–Apr; Feb–Mar for the most settled mountain weather.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for New Plymouth in this guide.
Weather in December
- New PlymouthHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 10 days
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 New Plymouth, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Dec: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jan: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 10
Jan: 9 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 1
December: Inside New Plymouth's best window: Nov–Apr; Feb–Mar for the most settled mountain weather.
January: Inside New Plymouth's best window: Nov–Apr; Feb–Mar for the most settled mountain weather.
New Plymouth: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast