Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand Climate Change Severity

Very High

The current climate change severity in Timaru is Very High, with a 81.2% worsening in the climate score compared to last 16 years. This suggests deteriorating conditions, with increasing negative impacts on weather patterns and environmental conditions.

Data: Jan. to Jul. (Historical Vs 2026) - Weather Data Only

Low

020

Moderate

2040

High

4060

Very High

6080

Extreme

80100

°C

Timaru Climate Change Analysis

Real-time Weather

All Years

Temperature (°C)

Years

Years	Min Temp.	Avg Temp.	Max Temp.
	3.3580645161290326	7.0354838709677425	10.719354838709679
	4.864285714285714	8.817857142857141	13.042857142857144
	2.3903225806451607	5.648387096774194	9.106451612903225
	1.4166666666666665	3.953333333333333	6.713333333333335
	-2.025806451612903	0.41935483870967744	3.3290322580645166
2010	-6.51	-4.04	-1.3966666666666667
	-7.199999999999999	-4.593548387096774	-1.8548387096774197
	-6.280645161290324	-3.3903225806451616	-0.32258064516129037
	-6.680000000000002	-3.4066666666666667	-0.9099999999999998
	-4.603225806451615	-0.45161290322580616	3.0741935483870972
	0.21999999999999983	4.269999999999999	8.15
	3.1322580645161286	6.709677419354838	9.877419354838707
	3.1612903225806446	6.825806451612904	10.32258064516129
	3.3464285714285715	6.97857142857143	10.421428571428573
	0.9612903225806452	4.99032258064516	9.24516129032258
	-1.4899999999999998	2.0000000000000004	5.970000000000001
	-2.4838709677419355	0.22903225806451608	3.1161290322580646
2011	-4.579999999999999	-1.9266666666666667	1.5500000000000005
	-8.745161290322581	-6.038709677419354	-2.7580645161290325
	-8.877419354838711	-5.441935483870969	-1.7354838709677414
	-7.729999999999999	-3.7766666666666677	-0.44999999999999984
	-3.5806451612903225	-0.1903225806451614	2.532258064516129
	-1.8299999999999994	1.5433333333333332	4.836666666666669
	2.2774193548387096	6.1000000000000005	9.703225806451611
	1.7225806451612902	5.587096774193549	9.374193548387096
	3.7931034482758617	6.862068965517242	10.16551724137931
	0.7322580645161291	4.225806451612902	8.180645161290322
	-0.09333333333333342	3.5033333333333334	8.129999999999999
	-5.219354838709678	-1.7806451612903225	1.9677419354838712
2012	-8.626666666666667	-5.59	-2.3466666666666667
	-7.541935483870969	-4.825806451612903	-1.441935483870968
	-5.54516129032258	-2.8193548387096765	0.07741935483870964
	-5.366666666666666	-2.29	0.49
	-5.216129032258064	-1.9483870967741939	0.5935483870967742
	-2.8599999999999994	0.7933333333333333	4.286666666666666
	2.1387096774193544	5.98064516129032	9.44516129032258
	3.003225806451613	7.3193548387096765	11.274193548387098
	4.689285714285715	9.299999999999999	13.907142857142857
	3.738709677419355	7.670967741935483	11.958064516129035
	-0.37000000000000005	2.7066666666666666	5.900000000000001
	-4.22258064516129	-1.2032258064516128	2.2483870967741937
2013	-6.163333333333333	-3.673333333333333	-0.8566666666666667
	-6.580645161290323	-3.9548387096774182	-1.090322580645161
	-4.55483870967742	-2.1903225806451614	0.4774193548387096
	-5.233333333333334	-2.1966666666666668	0.7666666666666667
	-4.1903225806451605	-0.7516129032258062	2.0870967741935487
	0.24999999999999997	3.87	7.480000000000001
	1.5903225806451617	5.325806451612901	8.841935483870968
	1.0548387096774194	4.887096774193549	8.690322580645162
	3.3285714285714283	7.496428571428572	11.653571428571428
	1.9612903225806448	5.799999999999999	9.941935483870967
	0.7199999999999999	3.660000000000001	6.746666666666668
	-4.216129032258064	-0.9387096774193547	2.2258064516129044
2014	-3.963333333333333	-1.8199999999999998	0.8899999999999999
	-9.148387096774194	-5.745161290322581	-2.1903225806451614
	-8.61290322580645	-4.977419354838711	-1.174193548387097
	-5.546666666666668	-1.8299999999999996	1.913333333333333
	-4.603225806451613	-0.796774193548387	2.583870967741935
	-3.5999999999999996	-0.21666666666666662	2.786666666666667
	3.296774193548387	6.922580645161291	10.387096774193552
	3.4935483870967747	7.680645161290321	11.796774193548384
	1.714285714285714	5.825	9.874999999999998
	1.864516129032258	5.193548387096774	8.683870967741937
	-0.5433333333333332	2.5200000000000005	5.7700000000000005
	-4.861290322580645	-1.8193548387096774	1.6967741935483867
2015	-7.079999999999998	-4.213333333333333	-1.1466666666666663
	-9.09677419354839	-5.861290322580647	-2.583870967741935
	-7.280645161290322	-4.267741935483872	-1.1580645161290324
	-5.91	-2.7166666666666672	0.2033333333333334
	-3.2580645161290325	0.22903225806451616	3.4354838709677415
	-1.4966666666666664	2.06	5.3166666666666655
	1.164516129032258	5.25483870967742	8.97741935483871
	4.629032258064516	7.74193548387097	11.064516129032258
	5.5793103448275865	9.317241379310344	13.151724137931035
	3.1838709677419357	6.696774193548386	10.25483870967742
	-0.4666666666666666	3.4100000000000006	7.5233333333333325
	-2.883870967741936	-0.14838709677419346	2.658064516129032
2016	-4.896666666666666	-2.1266666666666665	1.0200000000000002
	-7.351612903225809	-4.632258064516129	-1.7741935483870968
	-8.135483870967741	-5.077419354838709	-1.9032258064516134
	-3.8833333333333337	-0.6766666666666666	2.44
	-3.1354838709677417	0.19032258064516133	3.3935483870967746
	-1.4733333333333332	1.8666666666666667	4.8500000000000005
	0.8322580645161292	4.590322580645161	8.154838709677419
	-0.2935483870967742	2.858064516129032	5.332258064516131
	1.3964285714285716	4.932142857142857	7.94642857142857
	2.1903225806451614	5.441935483870967	8.77741935483871
	-1.383333333333333	1.9266666666666667	4.98
	-3.232258064516129	-0.7096774193548387	1.7645161290322586
2017	-5.340000000000002	-3.1799999999999993	-0.7933333333333332
	-7.454838709677417	-5.229032258064516	-3.02258064516129
	-5.264516129032258	-3.238709677419355	-1.290322580645161
	-5.209999999999999	-2.53	-0.3166666666666668
	-2.8419354838709685	-0.11935483870967742	2.135483870967742
	-0.3200000000000002	2.5966666666666662	5.033333333333334
	1.703225806451613	5.241935483870968	8.235483870967741
	5.235483870967743	8.564516129032256	11.203225806451613
	1.475	4.9142857142857155	7.94642857142857
	1.1161290322580646	4.680645161290323	7.967741935483871
	-2.963333333333333	-0.12333333333333328	2.2799999999999994
	-3.2	-0.7967741935483871	1.2322580645161296
2018	-5.726666666666668	-3.7166666666666672	-1.56
	-6.241935483870969	-3.803225806451612	-1.6096774193548389
	-5.896774193548387	-3.7806451612903222	-1.8193548387096776
	-4.79	-2.343333333333333	-0.0866666666666667
	-3.064516129032258	-0.16774193548387095	2.170967741935484
	-1.1566666666666672	1.3933333333333333	3.61
	1.7967741935483865	4.922580645161291	7.480645161290323
	3.138709677419355	7.009677419354839	10.387096774193546
	1.6285714285714283	5.5392857142857155	9.164285714285715
	3.735483870967742	7.116129032258065	10.63225806451613
	-1.6100000000000003	1.9833333333333336	5.28
	-1.5000000000000002	0.6870967741935485	2.996774193548388
2019	-6.216666666666668	-3.793333333333335	-1.5366666666666664
	-5.325806451612904	-3.258064516129033	-1.3870967741935485
	-7.906451612903228	-5.238709677419356	-2.9612903225806466
	-5.930000000000001	-3.2633333333333328	-0.8966666666666666
	-4.393548387096775	-1.7548387096774194	0.19354838709677422
	-0.39000000000000007	2.3299999999999996	4.286666666666666
	-0.7774193548387095	1.9774193548387098	4.16774193548387
	1.5580645161290323	4.8354838709677415	7.593548387096774
	2.703448275862069	5.9689655172413785	9.03448275862069
	-0.17741935483870963	3.148387096774194	6.358064516129032
	-2.6666666666666674	0.2766666666666666	3.053333333333333
	-2.948387096774194	-0.8225806451612904	1.3645161290322583
2020	-5.133333333333334	-3.0233333333333343	-0.8
	-6.6580645161290315	-4.609677419354839	-2.5838709677419356
	-5.319354838709677	-3.2483870967741932	-1.2677419354838708
	-6.59	-3.9266666666666667	-1.6333333333333333
	-3.409677419354838	-0.7225806451612904	1.3354838709677421
	-2.0533333333333332	0.9333333333333333	3.2633333333333328
	-0.7645161290322582	2.2677419354838713	4.870967741935484
	0.5064516129032259	3.8419354838709676	6.732258064516127
	2.825	6.460714285714283	9.803571428571429
	0.8000000000000002	3.919354838709677	7.232258064516129
	-2.32	0.7966666666666663	3.5799999999999987
	-3.919354838709678	-1.0677419354838709	1.5677419354838709
2021	-4.249999999999999	-2.4866666666666664	-0.5466666666666666
	-6.064516129032259	-3.86774193548387	-1.9129032258064511
	-6.364516129032259	-3.96774193548387	-1.935483870967742
	-6.726666666666666	-3.850000000000001	-1.7199999999999998
	-2.8774193548387097	-0.5451612903225805	1.2419354838709677
	-1.36	1.2333333333333336	3.426666666666667
	0.5935483870967743	3.1290322580645165	5.145161290322581
	2.1419354838709674	5.864516129032258	8.980645161290322
	1.6892857142857147	5.703571428571429	9.071428571428568
	3.138709677419355	6.1967741935483875	9.716129032258062
	-0.05333333333333334	3.1133333333333315	6.656666666666667
	-2.954838709677419	-0.0709677419354841	2.558064516129032
2022	-6.069999999999998	-3.8766666666666665	-2.05
	-7.361290322580646	-5.112903225806452	-3.0096774193548392
	-5.580645161290325	-3.0354838709677416	-0.8096774193548386
	-6.1033333333333335	-3.1499999999999995	-0.913333333333333
	-4.570967741935482	-1.7516129032258059	0.37741935483870964
	-1.5366666666666664	0.9066666666666668	2.9066666666666663
	0.10322580645161304	3.080645161290322	5.538709677419355
	3.3225806451612905	6.6741935483870956	9.680645161290323
	1.8785714285714283	5.092857142857143	8.439285714285713
	-1.2967741935483872	2.8451612903225816	6.4322580645161285
	-1.1066666666666667	2.1933333333333334	5.326666666666669
	-2.6193548387096772	0.1483870967741936	2.5870967741935478
2023	-4.863333333333333	-2.803333333333333	-0.7333333333333333
	-7.983870967741937	-5.112903225806452	-2.803225806451613
	-8.3	-5.441935483870969	-2.4225806451612906
	-5.076666666666666	-2.22	-0.006666666666666672
	-5.312903225806451	-1.683870967741935	0.7129032258064517
	-2.063333333333332	1.2033333333333334	3.3899999999999997
	1.3516129032258066	4.6000000000000005	7.203225806451614
	2.0322580645161294	5.945161290322579	9.254838709677419
	0.5413793103448276	4.651724137931035	8.410344827586208
	-2.0548387096774197	1.9322580645161282	5.293548387096772
	-1.7333333333333334	1.603333333333333	4.853333333333334
	-5.880645161290323	-2.5258064516129037	0.5129032258064515
2024	-5.256666666666667	-2.7899999999999996	-0.21333333333333337
	-6.364516129032259	-3.348387096774193	-0.5967741935483871
	-6.716129032258066	-3.658064516129033	-1.1161290322580641
	-7.146666666666666	-3.310000000000001	-0.7333333333333333
	-4.393548387096775	-1.3161290322580645	0.9806451612903225
	-2.4733333333333336	0.9933333333333333	3.4399999999999995
	0.4580645161290323	3.8774193548387093	6.509677419354839
	1.8161290322580643	5.183870967741936	8.419354838709678
	3.635714285714286	7.1642857142857155	10.703571428571427
	1.1354838709677417	4.5	8.274193548387096
	-0.673333333333333	2.4633333333333334	5.416666666666668
	-4.606451612903226	-1.3999999999999997	1.7129032258064514
2025	-6.423333333333332	-3.4333333333333327	0.13999999999999996
	-5.003225806451614	-1.6741935483870969	1.9967741935483871
	-7.967741935483872	-3.922580645161291	0.8741935483870968
	-7.849999999999999	-2.8666666666666676	0.82
	-4.909999999999999	-1.3000000000000003	1.4433333333333336
	-0.2033333333333334	4.076666666666666	7.3100000000000005
	0.3645161290322581	4.45483870967742	7.606451612903223
	3.596774193548387	6.535483870967743	9.261290322580647
	3.071428571428572	5.271428571428571	7.396428571428571
	3.503225806451612	5.629032258064516	7.606451612903226
	8.320000000000002	11.673333333333334	16.376666666666672
2026	6.3516129032258055	9.216129032258063	13.741935483870964
	5.776666666666667	8.333333333333332	11.993333333333338
	4.0193548387096785	6.554838709677418	10.574193548387097

Max Temp.

Avg Temp.

Min Temp.

Timaru Weather Condition Changes (Historic Vs 2026)

2026

Historic

2026

Over the past 16 year(s), Timaru temperature has changed by around +365.4%, and has experienced notable climate changes.

Sunny

Cloudy

Rainy

Snowy

Misty

Data: Jan. to Jul. (Historical Vs 2026)

Comparison of Weather Condition (Historic Vs 2026)

Sunny

4059

47.5%

Cloudy

4816

-66.6%

Rainy

7398

34.2%

Snowy

3416

-52.9%

Misty

Disclaimer: Other weather conditions not shown may affect the total day count.

Climate Change Indicators:

Over the past 16 years, Timaru has experienced measurable shifts in key climate parameters, contributing to the current severity score of 76 (within the Very High severity category). This suggests worsening climate conditions from the previous years. Here’s a breakdown of the specific changes observed:

Severity Score

76/100

Very High

Low

020

Moderate

2040

High

4060

Very High

6080

Extreme

80100

From 2010 to 2026, Timaru experienced significant changes:

Temperature change of

+5.97 °C

Variation in annual rainfall

-56.27 %

Change in average humidity

-6.94 %

PM2.5 levels surged by

-28.22 %

Heatwave changed by

+118 Days

Coldwave changed by

-7 Days

Wind speeds changed by

+2.64 km/h

These indicators show a dramatic increase in volatility and worsening conditions. Timaru's Very High severity status requires urgent and immediate adaptation and mitigation strategies, particularly focused on managing extreme weather events, improving air quality, and ensuring water resources are adequate for the population.

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Based on data from Jan. to Jul.

Timaru Weather Forecast 30 Days (August - September 2026)
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Condition

Temperature

Humi.

Wind Speed

Sun. 16, Aug.

Patchy rain nearby

8°/2°

74%

19.8km/h

Mon. 17, Aug.

Sunny

9°/0°

61%

14.8km/h

Tue. 18, Aug.

Sunny

12°/2°

63%

14km/h

Wed. 19, Aug.

Sunny

13°/5°

68%

12.2km/h

Thu. 20, Aug.

Sunny

11°/5°

81%

13.3km/h

Fri. 21, Aug.

Sunny

14°/4°

66%

11.2km/h

Sat. 22, Aug.

Sunny

14°/5°

65%

15.5km/h

Sun. 23, Aug.

Sunny

10°/5°

83%

28.4km/h

Mon. 24, Aug.

Patchy rain nearby

11°/4°

70%

24.8km/h

Tue. 25, Aug.

Snow Showers

0°/-5°

91%

11.4km/h

Wed. 26, Aug.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

91%

12.2km/h

Thu. 27, Aug.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

89%

11.6km/h

Fri. 28, Aug.

Snow Showers

0°/-5°

92%

12.4km/h

Sat. 29, Aug.

Snow Showers

0°/-5°

91%

11.8km/h

Sun. 30, Aug.

Snow Showers

0°/-5°

90%

11.6km/h

Mon. 31, Aug.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

87%

12.5km/h

Tue. 1, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

88%

13.8km/h

Wed. 2, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-5°

87%

12.3km/h

Thu. 3, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-7°

83%

11.5km/h

Fri. 4, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-7°

88%

13.1km/h

Sat. 5, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

89%

13.8km/h

Sun. 6, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-5°

88%

13.5km/h

Mon. 7, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

85%

13.9km/h

Tue. 8, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-7°

85%

12km/h

Wed. 9, Sep.

Snow Showers

-1°/-6°

88%

13.3km/h

Thu. 10, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

89%

13.4km/h

Fri. 11, Sep.

Snow Showers

-1°/-6°

85%

12.5km/h

Sat. 12, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

89%

13.7km/h

Sun. 13, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

93%

14.1km/h

Mon. 14, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-7°

89%

13.2km/h

Tue. 15, Sep.

Snow Showers

0°/-6°

89%

13.1km/h

Highest & Lowest Weather Forecasts

Temperature

High will be onFri. 21, Aug.

14°C

Low will be onThu. 3, Sep.

-7°C

Humidity

High will be onSun. 13, Sep.

93%

Low will be onMon. 17, Aug.

61%

Wind Speed

High will be onSun. 23, Aug.

28.4km/h

Low will be onFri. 21, Aug.

11.2km/h

Precipitation

High will be onThu. 10, Sep.

23.9mm

Low will be onTue. 18, Aug.

0.01mm

High will be onSat. 22, Aug.

Low will be onTue. 25, Aug.

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From 2010 to 2026, Timaru experienced significant changes:

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