Canterbury weather
Loading live data…Light drizzle,cooler tomorrow
European, the American and the German model agree on a high near 23° in Canterbury today. Tomorrow looks cloudy around 18°, with a 29% chance of rain.
Latest for Canterbury: European (ECMWF): 19° Partly cloudy · American (NOAA GFS): 18° Partly cloudy · German (DWD ICON): 17° Partly cloudy.
Canterbury weather in numbers
from 30 years of measured normalsCanterbury swings 19°C across the year, from 27°C highs in February to 8°C lows in June, and April is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 897 mm of precipitation.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Canterbury and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
14-day forecast
where the models agree, and where they splitCanterbury, New South Wales is at its warmest in Feb (average highs near 27°C) and coldest in Jun (lows around 8°C), with roughly 897 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what European, American, German forecast for Canterbury right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
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Canterbury climate by month
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical yearWhich forecast is most accurate in Canterbury?
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain — and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.