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Te Tai Rāwhiti/Te Matau-a-Māui – Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay

Te Tai Rāwhiti/Te Matau-a-Māui – Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay region

The Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay regions are characterised by calm, sunny conditions but with sudden temperature variations. Precipitation can be variable, with reduced amounts in the summer months. The regions are the first on the mainland to see the sunrise each day.

Gisborne

  • Average annual temperature

  • Average annual precipitation

Napier

  • Average annual temperature

  • Average annual precipitation

Image: View from Te Mata Peak over Hawke’s Bay in late summer, Tristan Brynildsen, 123RF Ltd

Rights: Tristan Brynildsen, 123RF Ltd
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