When to go · Auckland
Auckland in December
Great month. Warm; Christmas crowds and school holidays.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22° / 15°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
GreatVoykit month rating for Auckland
Warm; Christmas crowds and school holidays.
Weather in December
- AucklandHighs around 22 °C, lows around 15 °C, rain on about 10 days
- Northland and Auckland, New Zealand · Bay of Islands, Auckland, Coromandelbest weather
Subtropical-mild: humid summers around 24 °C, wet but rarely cold winters (14 °C days); showers in any month.
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.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast