Best time to visit Temple Basin

The climate in Temple Basin through the year

When to go

No month in Temple Basin reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. February comes closest with 55 out of 100. A typical February day reaches 17°C and the night falls to 5°C, with rain on about 12 days and clear sky 40 % of the time. January is a fair alternative, with scores of 50. The lowest score is in October (17), when days are cool at around 10°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are moderate: daytime highs go from 4°C in July to 17°C in January. Nights typically drop below freezing in May–October. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 180 mm in February to 320 mm in October (about 2,890 mm in all). Snow typically lies on the ground in July and August, deepest in August (about 10 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9 hours in June to 15.5 hours in December. Temple Basin lies about 1,300 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 8 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Temple Basin scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): January–March, up to 72
• Hiking (10–22 °C): February, up to 66
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): September–May, up to 86

How it compares

Of the 37 destinations Eddigo covers in New Zealand, Temple Basin is the 8th coolest over the year and the wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 2 for a typical destination in the country. In February, when Temple Basin scores 55, Broken River Ski Area (25 km away) scores 62 and Mount Olympus Ski Area (32 km away) scores 57. In October, when Temple Basin is at its lowest, Christchurch scores 64 and lies 110 km away. See where to go in February for the best destinations that month.