Best time to visit Timaru

February is the best month in Timaru, scoring 85 out of 100, with July the weakest at 48. The 37-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs January to March — 3 months within ten points of the best.

January is the warmest month at 19.7 °C and July the coolest at 9.9 °C — a 9.8 °C spread across the year. It never reaches 30 °C in an average year, which takes heat off the list of reasons to avoid any particular month.

Rain is spread evenly through the year — between 8 and 12 wet days in every month — so there is no dry season to aim for and no wet one to dodge. Whatever you plan, the odds of rain are much the same.

The sea peaks at just 15.3 °C, which is wetsuit territory even at its warmest — a coast to look at rather than swim in. Daylight runs from 8.9 hours in winter to 15.5 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are February, March, January. The one to think twice about is July. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.

Timaru month by month