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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:29

Sunset: 18:20

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Thu 18 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:27

Sunset: 18:21

Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 18 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Fri 19 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:25

Sunset: 18:22

Overcast changing to sunny by lunchtime.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 19 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Sat 20 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:23

Sunset: 18:24

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 20 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11° Celsius;
Sun 21 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:21

Sunset: 18:25

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 21 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Mon 22 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:19

Sunset: 18:26

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 22 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Tue 23 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:18

Sunset: 18:27

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 23 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Sunrise: 06:29

Sunset: 18:20

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Christchurch

Today (16 September 2025)

Time	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	17°	18°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	21°	20°	19°	17°	17°	15°	14°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	14°	15°	16°	17°	18°	19°	19°	18°	17°	16°	16°	15°	14°	13°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 10	N 12	NNE 14	N 15	N 15	NNE 15	NNE 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	NNW 13	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 9	NW 8	NNW 6	N 5	NNE 4
Wind gust (mph)	27	31	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	34	31	28	25	25	25	23	20	18	16	13	10	8
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	57%	56%	57%	57%	58%	57%	58%	56%	54%	46%	42%	41%	40%	40%	41%	46%	54%	58%	59%	67%	73%	75%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	4	5	3	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (17 September 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	30%	80%	60%	30%	20%	30%	60%	60%	40%	20%	10%
Temperature (°C)	12°	11°	11°	10°	11°	11°	10°	11°	13°	15°	16°	17°	18°	18°	17°	17°	16°	14°	11°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	12°	11°	10°	9°	10°	9°	9°	9°	11°	12°	13°	14°	14°	15°	15°	15°	14°	12°	8°	6°	5°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 3	NW 4	NW 5	NW 6	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 10	W 13	W 14	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 10	SW 9	SSW 8	S 13	S 16	S 15	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wind gust (mph)	8	11	11	16	16	17	16	18	22	29	32	30	29	25	23	21	26	33	34	34	33	31	30	30
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	G	M	M	G	G
Humidity	80%	82%	81%	77%	63%	59%	61%	65%	57%	53%	42%	41%	41%	40%	41%	41%	47%	56%	69%	75%	79%	77%	71%	67%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	5	5	3	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (18 September 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	7°	8°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	12°	11°	10°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	5°	6°	7°	8°	10°	10°	11°	11°	10°	9°	7°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 10	SW 9	SW 7	WSW 7	WSW 8	SW 7	SW 6	SW 4	SSE 3	NE 4	NE 6	NE 9	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 9	NE 8
Wind gust (mph)	30	29	28	26	24	21	17	16	17	19	18	17	15	12	16	20	23	24	25	25	25	24	20	16
Visibility (description)	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	63%	59%	59%	59%	57%	59%	63%	64%	61%	55%	43%	41%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	43%	50%	55%	58%	63%	66%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	4	5	5	4	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (19 September 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	5°	4°	4°	3°	2°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	14°	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°	15°	14°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	2°	1°	1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	11°	12°	13°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	12°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 6	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 6	NNE 8	N 8	N 8	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 13	NNE 13
Wind gust (mph)	12	10	9	8	7	6	7	8	13	18	19	20	22	23	24	24	24	24	22	23	26	28	29	29
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	72%	76%	80%	82%	83%	85%	85%	84%	66%	57%	43%	41%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	41%	42%	47%	54%	54%	54%	54%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	5	5	5	4	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (20 September 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	15°	16°	18°	19°	19°	19°	16°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	12°	13°	15°	16°	16°	16°	14°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 15	NNE 16	NNE 15	NNE 16	NNE 14	NNE 14	NE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 9	N 8
Wind gust (mph)	31	34	34	34	35	34	32	33	32	30	30	29	31	26	19	17
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	54%	54%	55%	55%	56%	57%	58%	59%	58%	57%	55%	50%	44%	44%	48%	58%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3	5	4	2	-	-

Monday (21 September 2025)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	11°	10°	8°	14°	18°	19°	16°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	10°	9°	7°	13°	16°	17°	14°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 7	N 7	NNE 6	N 7	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 8	N 6
Wind gust (mph)	16	15	17	21	22	22	17	14
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	61%	64%	71%	57%	41%	40%	45%	61%
UV	-	-	-	3	5	2	-	-

Tuesday (22 September 2025)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	10°	9°	7°	13°	18°	18°	16°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	7°	6°	12°	15°	16°	13°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNE 5	NE 5	NNE 4	NE 5	N 9	NW 10	NNW 10	N 8
Wind gust (mph)	12	10	13	22	25	25	20	19
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	65%	72%	77%	59%	43%	41%	43%	55%
UV	-	-	-	3	5	2	-	-

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