Raglan weather by month
The best time to visit Raglan is January to March — 84/100 in February, 23°C and 8 rainy days. The best season is summer, December to February (80/100 on average).
The worst month is July at 51/100 — cool, soaked, clean air. See July →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit New Zealand →
Best season: December to February (80/100 on average) · worst July (51/100)
- Days
- 23°C
- Nights
- 16°C
- Wet days
- 8
- Sun
- 11 h
- Humidity
- 80%
- Daylight
- 14 h
Raglan, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Raglan is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Raglan through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Soundsplash15–25 Jan (usually)Festival
- March
- Easter long weekend3–6 AprHoliday
- Southern winter swell1 Mar – 30 Sep (usually)Season
- April
- Anzac Day25–27 AprHoliday
- October
- Raglan Arts Weekend24–26 OctFestival
- December
- Summer holiday peak20 Dec – 31 Jan (usually)Holiday
- Christmas Day closures25–26 DecHoliday
- Ngarunui Beach rips1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)Hazard
Crowds in Raglan in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Busyone of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Raglan
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Raglan-forum threads on January call it the easy month for a first surf trip: New Zealand's summer brings warm air and warm-enough water that some sessions work in just boardshorts, a change from the wetsuit-year-round reputation the country's south gets. Swells run smaller than the bigger winter groundswells the point break is famous for among experienced surfers, but posters say that's exactly what makes January approachable for someone still building skills - consistent, rideable, less intimidating. The one thing regulars warn newcomers about is the sun itself: New Zealand's UV is unusually strong for the latitude, and more than one thread recommends a rash guard for sun protection rather than warmth. The record: 22C days, 15.8C nights, 98mm across nearly 12 days, a 20.6C sea, 78 percent humidity, wind averaging nearly 25 km/h and over 14 hours of daylight - genuinely long summer days, with rain still a regular feature.
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