Forecast confidence: Medium· models disagree by 3°C
Dargaville weather
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Cloudy,rain likely tomorrow
European, the American and the German model put Dargaville's high today between 19° and 22°, a 3° split. Tomorrow: light drizzle, around 19°, with a 19% chance of rain.
Dargaville swings 14°C across the year, from 23°C highs in February to 9°C lows in August, and July is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 1265 mm of precipitation.
Warmest month
February
23°C average high
Coldest month
August
9°C average low
Wettest month
July
1265 mm a year
Below freezing
Never
overnight lows stay above 0°C
Comfortable
4 months
January, February, March and April
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The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Dargaville and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Dargaville hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Dargaville 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
20°9°
±3°
Tomorrow
Light drizzle
19°10°
models agree
Mon
Cloudy
21°9°
±3°
Tue
Light rain
20°12°
models agree
Wed
Cloudy
18°10°
models agree
Thu
Light drizzle
18°9°
models agree
Fri
Light drizzle
18°12°
models agree
Sat
Cloudy
19°11°
models agree
Sun
Light drizzle
21°10°
±3°
Mon
Drizzle
22°15°
±3°
Tue
Light rain
17°12°
±4°
Wed
Light drizzle
18°12°
±4°
Thu
Light drizzle
18°12°
models agree
Fri
Light drizzle
18°9°
models agree
Dargaville, New Zealand is at its warmest in Feb (average highs near 23°C) and coldest in Aug (lows around 9°C), with roughly 1265 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what European, American, German forecast for Dargaville right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
22°
16°
Feb
23°
17°
Mar
22°
16°
Apr
20°
14°
May
17°
12°
Jun
16°
11°
Jul
15°
10°
Aug
15°
9°
Sep
17°
11°
Oct
18°
12°
Nov
19°
13°
Dec
21°
15°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Dargaville's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.4°C
Around Dargaville, 2015-2024 averaged 0.4°C warmer than 1995-2004. 6 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 1998.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 25°C
1 more day a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
−7%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >25°C vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−0.2°C
−3
+1%
1996
−0.3°C
−4
+8%
1997
−0.6°C
−3
+1%
1998
+1.0°C
+26
+4%
1999
+0.3°C
+0
−3%
2000
−0.2°C
−4
+2%
2001
+0.3°C
+1
+2%
2002
−0.2°C
−5
+10%
2003
−0.2°C
−6
+2%
2004
−0.8°C
−4
+7%
2005
+0.3°C
−4
−3%
2006
−0.5°C
−3
−1%
2007
±0.0°C
−6
+1%
2008
±0.0°C
−3
+4%
2009
−0.4°C
+4
+2%
2010
±0.0°C
+2
−1%
2011
±0.0°C
+3
+2%
2012
−0.5°C
−4
+2%
2013
±0.0°C
−4
−4%
2014
−0.2°C
−6
+2%
2015
±0.0°C
+0
−4%
2016
+0.7°C
+9
−1%
2017
+0.2°C
−4
−6%
2018
+0.4°C
+11
−6%
2019
+0.3°C
−2
−3%
2020
+0.3°C
+2
−4%
2021
+0.4°C
−5
−6%
2022
+0.8°C
+6
−4%
2023
±0.0°C
−6
+2%
2024
+0.3°C
+2
−6%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Dargaville, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Dargaville?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
90
/100rank #1
93±0.4°C
98±1.2 km/h
8290% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
78
/100rank #2
81±1.0°C
84±7.8 km/h
7184% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
G
German
68
/100rank #3
75±1.4°C
92±4.2 km/h
4268% hit
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)Offenbach am Main, Germany
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separately
Day
Temperature
Rain
Today
±3°19° to 22°
±2%0% to 2% chance
Tomorrow
±1°19° to 20°
±19%0% to 19% chance
Mon
±3°20° to 23°
±14%0% to 14% chance
Tue
±2°19° to 21°
±7%90% to 97% chance
Wed
±1°17° to 18°
±26%22% to 48% chance
The 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.
Sunrise and sunset in Dargaville
today, local time
Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
19:47
Daylight
13h 18m
Common questions
What's the weather in Dargaville today?
Saturday 24 October: European, the American and the German model put Dargaville's high today between 19° and 22°, a 3° split. Tomorrow: light drizzle, around 19°, with a 19% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Dargaville today or tomorrow?
Rain looks unlikely in Dargaville on Sunday 25 October: no model gives more than 19% (European 19%, American 0%, German 0%). On Saturday 24 October the highest chance of rain from any model is 2%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Dargaville?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Dargaville (CheckWeather Score 90/100), ahead of the American at 78. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the NZ accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Dargaville?
February is typically the warmest month in Dargaville, with average highs around 23°C.
How cold does Dargaville get?
The coldest month in Dargaville is August, when overnight lows average about 9°C.
How much rain does Dargaville get?
Dargaville sees roughly 1265 mm of precipitation a year, with July usually the wettest month.
Is Dargaville getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Dargaville, 2015-2024 averaged 0.4°C warmer than 1995-2004.