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Tauranga, New Zealand — weather and VanSky index

District seat · Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

14°

Clear day 18° · night 13°

Gusts up to 42 km/h — open awning with caution and watch the forecast.

Wind 27 km/h Precip 0.0 mm Feels like 10° Humidity 72% Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 19:45 Solar 3.0 kWh Dew point 9° Air AQI 27

VanSky Indextravel comfort how it works

Today 93/100 Ideal

Week 86/100 Ideal

Index by day- - - Week 86

93today 83th 81fr 95sa 100su 85mo 91tu

A good week for a trip Comfortable days: 7 of 7.

Tauranga this week

Tauranga: the VanSky index for 28 Oct – 3 Nov is 86 out of 100, “Ideal”.
Comfortable days: 7 of 7.
This week it ranks No. 3 in New Zealand.
Today: 93 out of 100 (ideal).
Forecast updated 27 Oct, 11:04 UTC.

Daily forecast

The week is close to normal for these dates · tap a day for details

80+ ideal 60–79 comfortable 40–59 acceptable 20–39 challenging 0–19 extreme

00:00 14° Clear 86 0.0 mm

03:00 13° Clear 86 0.0 mm

06:00 13° Clear 87 0.0 mm

09:00 14° Partly cloudy 88 0.0 mm

12:00 17° Partly cloudy 96 0.0 mm

15:00 18° Partly cloudy 92 0.0 mm

18:00 17° Cloudy 90 0.0 mm

21:00 15° Clear 90 0.0 mm

Index 93 · ideal — what it is made of Weighted 90, adjustments +3 (night, extremes, sea, air) → 93 · how it works

Thermal comfort 35% 87

Sunshine 25% 100

Precipitation 25% 93

Wind 15% 75

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Weather and index by day of year

2021–2025 archive

28 October 18° / 13°

water 16°

Rain is common Rain or snow on 19 of 35 archive days

October · average days

4 clear

10 partly cloudy

6 overcast

11 with rain or snow

≈ kWh

18° / 13°

day night

Best time to visit December — March Within 5 points of the highest-scoring month

This week · daily average

90 vs usual 81 +9

Daytime average 18° · usual 18° ≈

9 better than usual for these dates. Tiles: the forecast next to the usual weather for that date — sky, day/night temperature, index; the difference below.

Today 28 Oct

forecast 18°/13° 93

usual 18°/13° 73

▲ 20 ≈

th 29 Oct

forecast 19°/14° 83

usual 18°/12° 76

▲ 7 +1°

fr 30 Oct

forecast 17°/12° 81

usual 18°/12° 78

▲ 3 −1°

sa 31 Oct

forecast 19°/13° 95

usual 18°/12° 78

▲ 17 +1°

su 1 Nov

forecast 18°/14° 100

usual 19°/12° 85

▲ 15 −1°

mo 2 Nov

forecast 18°/16° 85

usual 19°/12° 89

▼ 4 −1°

tu 3 Nov

forecast 18°/17° 91

usual 19°/12° 90

≈ −1°

Climate: ERA5, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

Where the week is better

28 Oct – 3 Nov · weekly average

#	City	Index
1	Napier 22° / 10° no rain 2.6 kWh	91
2	Taradale 22° / 9° no rain 2.7 kWh	88
3	Tauranga 18° / 14° no rain 2.7 kWh	86
4	Orewa 19° / 13° no rain 2.6 kWh	86
5	Hamilton East 20° / 12° 1 day of rain 2.4 kWh	83
6	Hamilton 20° / 12° 1 day of rain 2.4 kWh	83
7	Howick 19° / 14° 1 day of rain 2.4 kWh	83

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Frequently Asked Questions

The weekly VanSky index for Tauranga is 86 out of 100. It is the average of the daily scores, adjusted for swings in the weather: the more uneven the week, the lower the score. Above 60 means comfortable conditions for staying, below 40 means it is worth looking elsewhere. The 7-day forecast is further up this page.

Today a 500 W panel setup will produce about 3.0 kWh in Tauranga. The estimate uses the cloud forecast and the length of daylight. Set your own panel power with the “My panels” control at the top of the page and the figures will update.

The daily score for Tauranga combines thermal comfort (temperature and humidity) at 35%, sunshine at 25%, precipitation at 25% and wind at 15%. Frost, storms, extreme heat or heavy rain pull the day's score down sharply. The weekly score is the daily average, adjusted for swings in the weather.

VanSky Index

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

80–100Ideal

60–79Comfortable

40–59Acceptable

20–39Challenging

0–19Extreme

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

Data: Open-Meteo · Updated several times a day

VanSky index for Tauranga, New Zealand — 86 out of 100 (Ideal). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed several times a day from real weather observations. Forecast updated 27 Oct, 11:04 UTC.