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VanSky index for Epsom, New Zealand — 72 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed every 3 hours from real weather observations.
Epsom, New Zealand — VanSky 76 out of 100. Comfortable for a route. Ranked #2 of 106 cities in the country (as of 27 May 2026). Temperature 17°C, wind 11 km/h. Solar panels yield 0.6 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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Weather index for vanlifers: from 0 to 100. Calculated daily from real weather data — temperature, precipitation, wind and sun.
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Data: Open-Meteo · Updated every 3h
Updated: 23.05.2026
Diesel
$1.87 /l
NZD3.19 · €1.61/l
72 of 120
pricier than 59% of countries
Petrol
$1.90 /l
NZD3.25 · €1.63/l
85 of 118
pricier than 71% of countries
LPG
$1.10 /l
NZD1.88 · €0.95/l
30 of 46
pricier than 63% of countries
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