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Weather in Christchurch · MET Norway forecast + Met Éireann averages

Weather in Christchurch: rain tomorrow, about 8 mm, and up to 10 degrees

Wind comes with it tomorrow, up to 25 km/h, and the temperature falls to 2°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Saturday, around 18 mm. For Christchurch, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 5°C.

Winter 9°/3°CSpring 13°/6°CSummer 19°/12°CAutumn 14°/8°C
Right now
9°C
Cloudy
High 10°C · Low 2°C · Wind 22 km/h
Tomorrow 2°C cooler than a normal 15 November
Sunrise 07:48 · sunset 16:30
Tomorrow
10°C / 2°C
A normal 15 November: 11°C / 5°C
Rain, next 24 hours
8.0 mm
A wet day: take a coat
Wind
22 km/h
From the south · up to 25 km/h tomorrow
Humidity
73%
relative humidity
Daylight
8 h 42 min
07:48 to 16:30
Hour by hour · °C

The next 24 hours in Christchurch

It runs from 3°C around 21:00 up to 10°C around 07:00. Wettest around 04:00 (1.8 mm in the hour).

22:00 · 9°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 22 km/h9°Now23:00 · 9°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 22 km/h00:00 · 9°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 22 km/h9°01:00 · 9°C · Light rain · 0.4 mm · wind 21 km/h01:0002:00 · 9°C · Rain · 0.9 mm · wind 18 km/h9°03:00 · 8°C · Heavy rain · 1.2 mm · wind 18 km/h04:00 · 9°C · Heavy rain · 1.8 mm · wind 17 km/h1.8 mm9°04:0005:00 · 9°C · Rain · 0.5 mm · wind 17 km/h06:00 · 9°C · Rain · 0.7 mm · wind 17 km/h9°07:00 · 10°C · Rain · 0.5 mm · wind 15 km/h10°07:0008:00 · 9°C · Rain · 0.6 mm · wind 10 km/h9°09:00 · 9°C · Light rain · 0.4 mm · wind 9 km/h10:00 · 9°C · Rain · 0.5 mm · wind 14 km/h9°10:0011:00 · 9°C · Light rain · 0.3 mm · wind 22 km/h12:00 · 9°C · Light rain · 0.2 mm · wind 25 km/h9°13:00 · 9°C · Fog · 0.0 mm · wind 23 km/h13:0014:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 23 km/h8°15:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 22 km/h16:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 23 km/h8°16:0017:00 · 7°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 25 km/h18:00 · 6°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 25 km/h6°19:00 · 5°C · Clear · 0.0 mm · wind 22 km/h19:0020:00 · 4°C · Clear · 0.0 mm · wind 21 km/h4°21:00 · 3°C · Clear · 0.0 mm · wind 19 km/h3°
TemperatureRain (mm in the hour)Night
7 days · °C

The week ahead, against a normal week

The week tracks the normals closely. Tap a day for more.

Sun15 NovRain8.0 mm rain2°10°−2°

Sunday 15 November: Rain, a high of 10°C and a low of 2°C; 8.0 mm of rain; wind up to 25 km/h.

A normal 15 November in Christchurch: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Mon16 NovHeavy rain14.8 mm rain1°8°−3°

Monday 16 November: Heavy rain, a high of 8°C and a low of 1°C; 14.8 mm of rain; wind up to 48 km/h.

A normal 16 November in Christchurch: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Tue17 NovCloudy0.6 mm rain8°10°normal

Tuesday 17 November: Cloudy, a high of 10°C and a low of 8°C; 0.6 mm of rain; wind up to 39 km/h.

A normal 17 November in Christchurch: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Wed18 NovPartly cloudy1.6 mm rain8°11°normal

Wednesday 18 November: Partly cloudy, a high of 11°C and a low of 8°C; 1.6 mm of rain; wind up to 21 km/h.

A normal 18 November in Christchurch: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Thu19 NovLight rain2.9 mm rain4°9°−2°

Thursday 19 November: Light rain, a high of 9°C and a low of 4°C; 2.9 mm of rain; wind up to 17 km/h.

A normal 19 November in Christchurch: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Fri20 NovPartly cloudydry3°8°−2°

Friday 20 November: Partly cloudy, a high of 8°C and a low of 3°C; no rain expected; wind up to 8 km/h.

A normal 20 November in Christchurch: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Sat21 NovHeavy rain17.5 mm rain3°11°normal

Saturday 21 November: Heavy rain, a high of 11°C and a low of 3°C; 17.5 mm of rain; wind up to 29 km/h.

A normal 21 November in Christchurch: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Normal range for the date (Met Éireann 1991–2020)Forecast low to high

What stands out about Christchurch’s weather

Read from the Met Éireann 30-year averages, against Irish towns. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Drier than most Irish towns754 mm of rain in a normal year, drier than 90% of Irish towns.Warming faster than most Irish townsThe 1991–2020 year averaged 0.3°C warmer than 1981–2010, a bigger shift than 89% of Irish towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Christchurch’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from the Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages.

Full climate →
Winter
9° / 3°
187 mm of rain
Spring
13° / 6°
158 mm of rain
Summer
19° / 12°
187 mm of rain
Autumn now
14° / 8°
222 mm of rain, the wettest season
Best months to be outside
JunJulAugSep
Highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
When is it wettest?November, with 84 mm.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.3°C on the 1981–2010 averages.What is each month like?Highs, lows and rain for all 12.

Warnings and more

This page doesn’t repeat official warnings: check Met Éireann’s weather warnings before travelling in bad weather.

Met Éireann weather warningsStatus yellow, orange and red warnings for wind, rain, snow and ice, thunderstorms, fog and high temperatures, county by county, from Ireland’s national meteorological service.Rivers, tides and flood mapsfloodinfo.ie, from the Office of Public Works: live river and tide levels and the national flood maps.Christchurch’s climateNormal temperatures and rain month by month, from Met Éireann’s 30-year averages.

Forecast: Data from MET Norway (Norwegian Meteorological Institute), CC BY 4.0; wind in km/h and times in Irish time by us, fetched 14 November, 22:17. Normals: Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position.

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).