Westport Weather

Boasting one of the mildest climates in New Zealand, the Westport region has a high annual quota of sunshine and - with the effect of the prevailing westerly winds coming in from the Tasman Ocean - the potential for high rainfall, especially in spring. But Hey! You don’t get pristine rainforest without a little precipitation.

And where else would you find the locals promoting their adventure tourism industry with the phrase - "go deep, go steep, get wet"? Actually what they are referring to is the dolphin encounters, the rafting through glow worm grottos and underworld tunnels, the surfing, the fishing, the kayaking and the jetboating!

Westport on average gets about 2000 mm of rainfall in the year, which may sound like a lot, but it doesn't rain every day!

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