Water temperature in New Brighton (New Zealand) in December

Is it warm enough to swim in New Brighton in December? Average water temperature in New Brighton in December is 15.9°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in New Brighton in December is 19.2°C, and the coldest is 13.4°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in New Brighton

Changes water temperature in New Brighton in December 2024, 2023

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in New Brighton for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in New Brighton, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of December.

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Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
1 December	15.2°C	15.6°C	13.6°C	17.7°C
2 December	16.1°C	15.7°C	13.5°C	16.1°C
3 December	15.8°C	15.7°C	13.4°C	18.3°C
4 December	16.8°C	15.6°C	14.1°C	16.8°C
5 December	16.8°C	15.3°C	14.3°C	18.4°C
6 December	17.1°C	15.2°C	14.1°C	18.6°C
7 December	16.9°C	15.6°C	14.1°C	16.9°C
8 December	15.9°C	15.8°C	14.1°C	19°C
9 December	15.5°C	16.3°C	14.2°C	19°C
10 December	16.1°C	15.6°C	14.1°C	18.8°C
11 December	16.1°C	15.6°C	14.2°C	18.6°C
12 December	16.4°C	15.6°C	14.3°C	16.6°C
13 December	17.2°C	15°C	14.2°C	18.3°C
14 December	16.9°C	15.6°C	14.7°C	17.2°C
15 December	16.9°C	15.5°C	14.9°C	18.1°C

Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
16 December	16.8°C	15.7°C	14.7°C	18.3°C
17 December	17.1°C	15.8°C	14.5°C	18°C
18 December	16.9°C	15.9°C	14.3°C	17.4°C
19 December	16.8°C	16.1°C	14.3°C	17.4°C
20 December	17.3°C	17.1°C	15.1°C	17.3°C
21 December	17°C	17.2°C	14.4°C	17.2°C
22 December	17.7°C	17.1°C	14.9°C	17.7°C
23 December	18.1°C	17°C	16.5°C	18.1°C
24 December	18.1°C	17.4°C	15.1°C	18.1°C
25 December	18°C	17.9°C	15.1°C	18°C
26 December	17.7°C	17.7°C	15.4°C	17.9°C
27 December	17.7°C	17.5°C	15.3°C	18.3°C
28 December	17.4°C	17.6°C	14.5°C	18.4°C
29 December	17.5°C	18.3°C	14.3°C	19.2°C
30 December	17.3°C	18.4°C	14.4°C	18.4°C
31 December	17.1°C	18.2°C	14.8°C	18.2°C

New Brighton water temp chart in December

Average water temperature in New Brighton in December over a decade

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
15.2°C	15.3°C	17.8°C	16.1°C	15.3°C

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
16.3°C	16.6°C	16.7°C	16.4°C	16.9°C

New Brighton water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in December. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Punakaiki	16.5°C	13.9°C	19.5°C
Westport	16.3°C	13.7°C	19°C
Oamaru	14.4°C	12.2°C	17.5°C
Mapua	18.2°C	15.4°C	21.6°C
Tahunanui	18.2°C	15.4°C	21.7°C
Wellington	14.3°C	12.4°C	16.5°C
Rabbit Island	18.2°C	15.4°C	21.5°C
Nelson	18.2°C	15.4°C	21.7°C
Motueka	18.2°C	15.4°C	21.4°C
Cable Bay	17.9°C	15.2°C	21.2°C

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