<P> Daily maximum temperatures are normally in the mid to low 20s ( ° C ) over most of the country . They are higher in northern , eastern and interior part of the country ; Hastings is the warmest city on average with 25.5 ° C followed by Gisborne with 24.9 ° C and Napier with 24.5 ° C. Eastern parts of the South Island are highly susceptible to the norwester , a Fohn wind which can result in temperatures going into the high 30s and even the low 40s . Rangiora in Canterbury holds the record maximum of 42.4 ° C recorded in 1973 , with Christchurch recording 41.6 ° C in that same year . More recently , Timaru reached 41.3 ° C on Waitangi Day in 2011 . Due to these winds , the cooler southern cities of Dunedin and Invercargill have higher all - time record temperatures than places further north such as Wellington , Auckland and Whangarei . </P>
<P> Daily maximum temperatures are normally in the mid to low 20s ( ° C ) over most of the country . They are higher in northern , eastern and interior part of the country ; Hastings is the warmest city on average with 25.5 ° C followed by Gisborne with 24.9 ° C and Napier with 24.5 ° C. Eastern parts of the South Island are highly susceptible to the norwester , a Fohn wind which can result in temperatures going into the high 30s and even the low 40s . Rangiora in Canterbury holds the record maximum of 42.4 ° C recorded in 1973 , with Christchurch recording 41.6 ° C in that same year . More recently , Timaru reached 41.3 ° C on Waitangi Day in 2011 . Due to these winds , the cooler southern cities of Dunedin and Invercargill have higher all - time record temperatures than places further north such as Wellington , Auckland and Whangarei . </P>
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