Bay of Plenty Region: where it's most comfortable this week

7-day region score — 84, ideal · best city Tauranga 86 · average 81 · 4 cities · Updated: 28 Oct, 03:02 · Open-Meteo

4 of 4 cities are comfortable for a trip (60+) Top this week: Tauranga · 86

Ideal 75% Comfortable 25%

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A comparison of 4 towns in the Bay of Plenty Region region (New Zealand) by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to stop on your trip right now.

The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.

80–100

Ideal

60–79

Comfortable

40–59

Acceptable

20–39

Challenging

0–19

Extreme

The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.

∅ 7-day average

Top 4 Cities in Bay of Plenty Region by VanSky

City	VanSky	Temp.	Solar	Wind	Water
Whakatane	96	20° / 7°	2.7 kWh	18 (↑39) km/h	—
Tauranga	90	18° / 13°	2.9 kWh	27 (↑42) km/h	—
Te Puke	90	18° / 12°	2.9 kWh	28 (↑44) km/h	—
Rotorua	84	16° / 9°	2.7 kWh	27 (↑45) km/h	—

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Tauranga

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Rotorua

VanSky Index

A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.

80–100 Ideal

60–79 Comfortable

40–59 Acceptable

20–39 Challenging

0–19 Extreme

How it's calculated:

Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood; in heat the sun is no longer a bonus
Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
Extremes override all: frost, heat, storm, downpour
Heat counts by feels-like temperature: at 32°+ the score can’t reach “Comfortable”, muggy nights lower it further
A dangerous day drags the week down: a storm or downpour in the forecast keeps the week from being “Comfortable”
Bonus: warm sea, high panel output