Best holiday weather in NZ

pic: Anaura Bay, Gisborne

This article written and posted here on 15 December 2011. It has not been changed in any way since the original posting.

Dry days over this holiday season

(Allow 1-2 days error in all forecasting)

Northland
January; best in last week, but far north best after 18th
February; avoid 4th, 13th-17th and after 26th. Rest dry
March; best in third week

Auckland
January; avoid all the first week, 13th-16th and 21st-25th. Rest dry.
February; avoid 4th, 14th and 26th onwards. Rest dry
March; avoid 2nd, 11th and 23rd onwards. Rest dry.

Waikato
January; avoid all the first week, 10th, 15th and 23rd-25th. Rest dry.
February; avoid 4th, 15th and 27th. Rest dry
March; avoid 2nd, 8th, 11th, 17th, and 24th-30th. Rest dry.

Bay of Plenty
January; avoid all the first week, 10th, 15th and 21st-26th. Rest dry.
February; avoid 3rd-5th, 15th and 27th onward. Rest dry
March; avoid 2nd and 25th-30th. Rest dry.

Rotorua/Taupo
January; Wet apart from 27th-31st.
February; avoid 4th-5th, 14th and 27th. Rest dry
March; avoid 2nd and 25th-30th. Rest dry.

Hawkes Bay
January; avoid the first week, 10th, 15th, 18th and 21st. Rest dry.
February; avoid 3rd-6th, 15th and 27th. Rest dry
March; avoid 2nd and 24th-30th. Rest mostly dry.

Taranaki/Central Plateau
January; avoid the 1st-3rd, 7th, 10th, 15th, 21st and 24th. Rest mostly dry.
February; avoid 3rd-7th, 13th-16th and 28th. Rest dry.
March; dry 5th-9th, 14th, 18th-22nd. Rest mostly wet.

Horowhenua/Manawatu
January; avoid the 1st-3rd, 15th, 21st and 25th.. Rest mostly dry.
February; avoid 4th-5th, 14th-16th and 28th. Rest dry.
March; dry 4th-10th, 13th-16th, 21st-22nd. Rest mostly wet.

Lower North island
January; avoid the 1st-3rd, 15th, 21st and 26th. Rest dry.
February; avoid 2nd-6th, 12th and 28th. Rest dry.
March; dry 5th-10th, 13th-15th, 21st-22nd. Rest mostly wet.

Top of South Island
January; avoid the 1st-3rd, 10th, 15th, 18th, 20th and 26th. Rest dry.
February; avoid 3rd, 14th and 21st. Rest mostly dry.
March; dry 5th-10th, 13th-22nd. Rest mostly wet.

Buller/Westport
January; avoid 1st-2nd, 7th-20th. Rest dry.
February; avoid 1st-4th, 14th-15th and 29th. Rest dry.
March; dry 5th-10th, 19th-22nd, 28th-31st. Rest mostly wet.

West Coast
January; dry days in first and fourrh weeks.
February; avoid 1st-3rd, 18th-21st and 29th. Rest dry.
March; dry 5th-8th, 19th-22nd, 30th-31st. Rest mostly wet.

North Canterbury
January; avoid the 1st-3rd, 9th-11th, 15th, 18th and 26th. Rest dry.
February; dry days; 7th-12th, 15th-19th, rest wet within 48 hours.
March; dry 4th-10th, 20th-27th. Rest mostly wet.

Mid Canterbury
January; avoid the 1st-3rd, 9th-11th, 15th-20th, and 26th. Rest dry.
February; dry days; 7th-12th, 15th-19th, 21st-23rd, 25th-29th, rest wet within 48 hours.
March; dry 4th-10th, 20th-23rd, 25th-27th. Rest mostly wet.

South Canterbury
January; avoid the 1st-3rd, 8th-20th, and 26th. Rest dry.
February; dry days; 25th-28th, rest wet within 2-3 days
March; dry 6th-10th, 20th-22nd. Rest mostly wet.

Southern Hydrolakes
January; avoid the 1st-2nd, 7th-20th, and 26th. Rest dry.
February; avoid 1st-5th, 20th and 29th. Rest dry.
March; avoid 1st-3rd, 11th, 16th, 23rd-29th. Rest mostly dry.

Inland Otago
January; avoid the 1st-2nd, 10th-11th, 15th, 19th-20th and 25th-26th. Rest dry.
February; avoid 1st-4th, 13th, 20th and 29th. Rest dry.
March; avoid 1st-3rd, 11th, 16th, 22nd-29th. Rest dry.

Coastal Otago
January; avoid the 1st-2nd, 8th-20th and 26th-28th. Rest dry.
February; dry 8th-10th, 24th-28th. Rest wet within 2-3 days.
March; dry 6th-10th, 12th-13th, 20th-22nd, 30th-31st, rest wet.

Southland
January; dry 2nd-6th, 22nd-24th, 29th-30th, rest wet.
February; avoid 1st-5th, 9th-15th, 19th, 29th, rest mostly dry.
March; dry 5th-9th, 19th-21st, 30th-31st, rest wet.

© Ken Ring 2011

Extracted from Predict Weather Almanac for NZ, 2012, Random House (NZ) Ltd. publishers. 
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