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Weather and VanSky index

Napier, New Zealand — weather and VanSky index

Regional capital · Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

11°
Partly cloudy day 21° · night 7°
  • Wind is calm — safe to open the awning and leave it out overnight.
  • High condensation risk — ventilate before sleep and leave a small gap in the roof vent.
Wind 17 km/h Precip 0.0 mm Feels like 10° Humidity 81% Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 19:45 Solar 2.2 kWh Dew point 8° Air AQI 39
VanSky Indextravel comfort how it works
Today 94/100 Ideal
Week 91/100 Ideal
Index by day- - - Week 91
94today 89th 87fr 96sa 94su 97mo 93tu
A good week for a trip Comfortable days: 7 of 7.

Daily forecast

The week is 3.8 °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 83 0.0 mm
03:00 10° Partly cloudy 80 0.0 mm
06:00 7° Partly cloudy 74 0.0 mm
09:00 Clear 14° Clear 85 0.0 mm
12:00 Partly cloudy 19° Partly cloudy 92 0.0 mm
15:00 Cloudy 21° Cloudy 94 0.0 mm
18:00 Clear 19° Partly cloudy 94 0.0 mm
21:00 15° Partly cloudy 84 0.0 mm
Index 94 · ideal — what it is made of Weighted 94, adjustments +0 (night, extremes, sea, air) → 94 · how it works
Thermal comfort 98
Sunshine 88
Precipitation 93
Wind 96

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Weather and index by day of year

2021–2025 archive
28 October 19° / 13°
water 15°
92
Usually dry Rain or snow on 6 of 35 archive days
October · average days
Clear 10 clear
Partly cloudy 10 partly cloudy
Cloudy 4 overcast
Rain 7 with rain or snow
≈ kWh
19° / 13°
day night
Best time to visit November — March Within 5 points of the highest-scoring month
This week · daily average
93 vs usual 91 ≈
Daytime average 22° · usual 18° +4°
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 Clear 21°/7° 94
usual Partly cloudy 19°/13° 92
≈ +2°
th 29 Oct
forecast Clear 23°/10° 89
usual Partly cloudy 19°/13° 90
≈ +4°
fr 30 Oct
forecast Clear 19°/10° 87
usual Cloudy 19°/13° 91
▼ 4 ≈
sa 31 Oct
forecast Clear 18°/8° 96
usual Cloudy 18°/13° 90
▲ 6 ≈
su 1 Nov
forecast Clear 26°/6° 94
usual Cloudy 18°/13° 92
≈ +8°
mo 2 Nov
forecast Clear 25°/13° 97
usual Partly cloudy 18°/13° 93
▲ 4 +7°
tu 3 Nov
forecast Cloudy 24°/17° 93
usual Cloudy 18°/13° 92
≈ +6°

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° / 10° no rain 2.6 kWh
91
2
22° / 9° no rain 2.7 kWh
88
3
18° / 14° no rain 2.7 kWh
86
4
19° / 13° no rain 2.6 kWh
86
5
20° / 12° 1 day of rain 2.4 kWh
83
6
20° / 12° 1 day of rain 2.4 kWh
83
7
19° / 14° 1 day of rain 2.4 kWh
83
All cities: New Zealand

Frequently Asked Questions

The weekly VanSky index for Napier is 91 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 2.2 kWh in Napier. 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 Napier 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 Napier, New Zealand — 91 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.
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Regular 91

$2.05 /L

NZD3.59 · €1.83/L

18 of 19

pricier than 89% of countries

Premium 95

$2.15 /L

NZD3.78 · €1.93/L

149 of 174

pricier than 85% of countries

Premium 98

$2.24 /L

NZD3.92 · €2.00/L

79 of 103

pricier than 76% of countries

100

$2.16 /L

NZD3.79 · €1.93/L

21 of 28

pricier than 71% of countries

Diesel

$1.83 /L

NZD3.21 · €1.64/L

105 of 173

pricier than 60% of countries

LPG

$1.13 /L

NZD1.98 · €1.01/L

44 of 56

pricier than 77% of countries

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