Canterbury, New Zealand · population 363,926 · 12 weather stations within 200 km · records 1853 to 2025
Christchurch has an average annual daytime high of 15.7°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline. Its warmest month is January, when highs typically reach 21.5°C, and its coldest is July, with overnight lows near 1.2°C.
These figures reflect annual averages, not single-day records. Daily observations are outside this dataset's precision.
Since 1900, Christchurch's average temperature has risen by +1.7°C. Compared to the earliest station records that begin in 1853, warming totals +1.3°C.
20-year smoothed annual temperature reconstructed from station anomalies. Dashed line: 1951–1980 baseline.
Daytime highs sit within a comfortable 15°C to 26°C range.
Christchurch's average annual daytime high is 15.7°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline period. The warmest month is January, with highs averaging 21.5°C, and the coldest is July, with lows averaging 1.2°C.
January is the warmest month in Christchurch, with typical daytime highs of 21.5°C.
2022 is the hottest year on record for Christchurch, running +1.2°C above the 1951 to 1980 baseline.
Yes. Since 1900, Christchurch has warmed by roughly +1.7°C.
January to December typically offers the most comfortable daytime highs, in the 15°C to 26°C range.
Baseline period 1951 to 1980. Monthly averages are the mean of station observations weighted by proximity. Warming trend is the 20-year smoothed anomaly against that baseline.