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Best Time for Gisborne to Whakatāne East Cape Road

Last updated: 2026-09-20

Sweet spot: January, February, March. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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The published journey uses summer daylight but SH35 remains under recovery work; check NZTA Journey Planner on the day and do not start if through-access is uncertain.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	15.3°C	22.8°C	72 mm	14.4 h
February	15.8°C	22.7°C	72 mm	13.5 h
March	14.4°C	21.1°C	88 mm	12.3 h
April	12.3°C	18.4°C	93 mm	11.0 h
May	10.3°C	15.8°C	97 mm	9.9 h
June	8.3°C	13.4°C	121 mm	9.4 h
July	7.4°C	12.3°C	134 mm	9.6 h
August	7.5°C	13.0°C	111 mm	10.5 h
September	8.5°C	14.5°C	90 mm	11.8 h
October	9.7°C	16.3°C	86 mm	13.0 h
November	11.5°C	18.4°C	63 mm	14.1 h
December	13.8°C	20.8°C	83 mm	14.6 h

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