When to go · Tauranga
Tauranga in December
Great month. Inside Tauranga's best window: Dec–Mar for beach weather; Nov and Apr for warm days with fewer crowds.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
Inside Tauranga's best window: Dec–Mar for beach weather; Nov and Apr for warm days with fewer crowds.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Tauranga in this guide.
Weather in December
- TaurangaHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 9 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 Tauranga, 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: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jan: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 9
Jan: 9
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 1
December: Inside Tauranga's best window: Dec–Mar for beach weather; Nov and Apr for warm days with fewer crowds.
January: Inside Tauranga's best window: Dec–Mar for beach weather; Nov and Apr for warm days with fewer crowds.
Tauranga: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.