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PatuhāTaranaki Region · New ZealandSummit weather, forecast and climate
Taranaki Maunga
Volcano2,518 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely May–Oct
Elevation2,518 mabove sea level
Prominence2,308 mindependent height
Isolation129 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul-1°average high
39.30° S, 174.06° EElevation 2,518 mUTC+13 · New Zealand Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,518 m
- Mid-mountain1,440 m
- Valley · Cardiff352 m
Freezing level in October: 2,450 m
iThe mountain
Taranaki Maunga in brief
Taranaki Maunga rises to 2,518 m, Taranaki Region, New Zealand. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,308 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.
At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from January to December.
The nearest town in the atlas is Cardiff, 16 km to the SE at 352 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,518 m · 8,261 ft
- Prominence
- 2,308 m
- Region
- Taranaki Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -39.2964, 174.0647
- Nearest airport
- New Plymouth Airport (NPL) · 34 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Taranaki Maunga by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° |
| Average low | 4° | 3° | 2° | -1° | -3° | -6° | -7° | -7° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 1° |
| Precipitation | 226 mm | 202 mm | 223 mm | 249 mm | 290 mm | 325 mm | 339 mm | 332 mm | 324 mm | 359 mm | 265 mm | 271 mm |
| Cloud cover | 37% | 36% | 33% | 36% | 40% | 43% | 43% | 42% | 42% | 42% | 39% | 42% |
| Daylight | 14h 38 | 13h 35 | 12h 24 | 11h 06 | 10h 01 | 9h 25 | 9h 38 | 10h 33 | 11h 47 | 13h 03 | 14h 15 | 14h 55 |
| Month score | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 3,650 m | 3,550 m | 3,250 m | 2,850 m | 2,450 m | 2,050 m | 1,900 m | 1,850 m | 2,200 m | 2,450 m | 2,850 m | 3,200 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Taranaki Maunga in 3D
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Kaponga
Taranaki Region · 17 km SE
14°Oct high
17wet days
43score
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Egmont Village
Taranaki Region · 18 km N
14°Oct high
17wet days
41score
Around here
Cardiff and around
Nature
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Te Rere o Kapuni
Waterfall
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Murphys Lake
Lake
Mountains
Museums
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