When to go · Auckland
Auckland in February
Great month. Warm, settled; Waitangi Day on Feb 6.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24° / 16°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
Warm, settled; Waitangi Day on Feb 6.
Weather in February
- AucklandHighs around 24 °C, lows around 16 °C, rain on about 8 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.
Waitangi Day
Feb 6
Public holiday; some shops close.
Wellington, Auckland and Nelson anniversary days
Late Jan – early Feb (Mondays) · New Zealand
Regional long weekends; local roads and ferries busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · New Zealand overall
- High
- Prices · New Zealand overall
- High
New Zealand overall: The most settled weather of the year; school is back, so beaches ease after Waitangi Day.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.