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Flaxmere, New Zealand — weather and VanSky index

Urban district · Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

18°

Partly cloudy day 21° · night 8°

Gusts up to 41 km/h — open awning with caution and watch the forecast.

Wind 23 km/h Precip 0.0 mm Feels like 15° Humidity 41% Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 19:45 Solar 2.6 kWh Dew point 5° Air AQI 23

VanSky Indextravel comfort how it works

Today 92/100 Ideal

Week 89/100 Ideal

Index by day- - - Week 89

92today 87th 86fr 92sa 95su 95mo 93tu

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

Flaxmere this week

Flaxmere: the VanSky index for 28 Oct – 3 Nov is 89 out of 100, “Ideal”.
Comfortable days: 7 of 7.
This week it ranks No. 1 in New Zealand.
Today: 92 out of 100 (ideal).
Forecast updated 27 Oct, 23:07 UTC.

Daily forecast

The week is 2.2 °C warmer than 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 11° Partly cloudy 84 0.0 mm

03:00 10° Partly cloudy 81 0.0 mm

06:00 8° Clear 77 0.0 mm

09:00 14° Clear 85 0.0 mm

12:00 18° Cloudy 89 0.0 mm

15:00 21° Partly cloudy 91 0.0 mm

18:00 19° Partly cloudy 91 0.0 mm

21:00 14° Clear 86 0.0 mm

Index 92 · ideal — what it is made of Weighted 92, adjustments +0 (night, extremes, sea, air) → 92 · how it works

Thermal comfort 35% 93

Sunshine 25% 95

Precipitation 25% 93

Wind 15% 84

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Weather and index by day of year

2021–2025 archive

28 October 21° / 12°

water 15°

Usually dry Rain or snow on 7 of 35 archive days

October · average days

9 clear

10 partly cloudy

5 overcast

8 with rain or snow

≈ kWh

21° / 12°

day night

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

This week · daily average

91 vs usual 91 ≈

Daytime average 22° · usual 20° +2°

About 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 21°/8° 92

usual 21°/12° 92

≈ ≈

th 29 Oct

forecast 22°/10° 87

usual 20°/12° 91

▼ 4 +2°

fr 30 Oct

forecast 18°/10° 86

usual 20°/11° 91

▼ 5 −3°

sa 31 Oct

forecast 20°/9° 92

usual 20°/11° 91

≈ ≈

su 1 Nov

forecast 25°/5° 95

usual 20°/11° 91

▲ 4 +5°

mo 2 Nov

forecast 25°/10° 95

usual 20°/11° 92

▲ 3 +5°

tu 3 Nov

forecast 27°/11° 93

usual 20°/12° 91

≈ +7°

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

Where the week is better

28 Oct – 3 Nov · weekly average

#	City	Index
1	Flaxmere 22° / 9° no rain 2.7 kWh	89
2	Napier 22° / 9° no rain 2.7 kWh	88
3	Taradale 22° / 9° no rain 2.7 kWh	88
4	Hastings 21° / 12° no rain 2.7 kWh	88
5	Havelock North 21° / 12° no rain 2.7 kWh	88
6	Tauranga 18° / 14° 1 day of rain 2.8 kWh	86
7	Orewa 19° / 13° no rain 2.6 kWh	86

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Frequently Asked Questions

The weekly VanSky index for Flaxmere is 89 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 2.6 kWh in Flaxmere. 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 Flaxmere 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 Flaxmere, New Zealand — 89 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, 23:07 UTC.