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Te Puke, New Zealand — weather and VanSky index

Small town · Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

18°
Cloudy day 18° · night 12°
  • Gusts up to 43 km/h — open awning with caution and watch the forecast.
Wind 27 km/h Precip 0.0 mm Feels like 14° Humidity 46% Sunrise 06:12 Sunset 19:44 Solar 3.0 kWh Dew point 6° Air AQI 24
VanSky Indextravel comfort how it works
Today 93/100 Ideal
Week 84/100 Ideal
Index by day- - - Week 84
93today 84th 78fr 94sa 98su 87mo 80tu
A good week for a trip Comfortable days: 7 of 7.

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 87 0.0 mm
03:00 13° Clear 88 0.0 mm
06:00 12° Clear 88 0.0 mm
09:00 Clear 13° Clear 90 0.0 mm
12:00 Clear 17° Partly cloudy 96 0.0 mm
15:00 Clear 18° Partly cloudy 93 0.0 mm
18:00 Cloudy 17° Cloudy 88 0.0 mm
21:00 Cloudy 15° Cloudy 89 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 87
Sunshine 100
Precipitation 93
Wind 75

Te Puke on map

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Weather and index by day of year

2021–2025 archive
28 October 18° / 13°
water 16°
73
Rain is common Rain or snow on 19 of 35 archive days
October · average days
Clear 4 clear
Partly cloudy 10 partly cloudy
Cloudy 6 overcast
Rain 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
88 vs usual 81 +7
Daytime average 18° · usual 18° ≈
7 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 Clear 18°/12° 93
usual Rain 18°/13° 73
▲ 20 ≈
th 29 Oct
forecast Partly cloudy 19°/13° 84
usual Rain 18°/12° 76
▲ 8 +1°
fr 30 Oct
forecast Clear 18°/12° 78
usual Rain 18°/12° 78
≈ −1°
sa 31 Oct
forecast Clear 17°/12° 94
usual Rain 18°/12° 78
▲ 16 −1°
su 1 Nov
forecast Clear 18°/13° 98
usual Rain 19°/12° 85
▲ 13 −1°
mo 2 Nov
forecast Rain 18°/16° 87
usual Rain 19°/12° 89
≈ −1°
tu 3 Nov
forecast Rain 18°/16° 80
usual Partly cloudy 19°/12° 90
▼ 10 −1°

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

Where the week is better

28 Oct – 3 Nov · weekly average
# City Index by day Index
1
22° / 9° no rain 2.7 kWh
88
2
21° / 12° no rain 2.7 kWh
88
3
18° / 14° 1 day of rain 2.7 kWh
85
4
20° / 11° no rain 2.3 kWh
84
5
18° / 13° 1 day of rain 2.7 kWh
84
6
19° / 14° 1 day of rain 2.6 kWh
84
7
19° / 9° no rain 2.3 kWh
82
All cities: New Zealand

Frequently Asked Questions

The weekly VanSky index for Te Puke is 84 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 Te Puke. 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 Te Puke 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 Te Puke, New Zealand — 84 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 28 Oct, 02:45 UTC.
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