North Island Volcanic Plateau · Waikato Region · New ZealandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Taupō Volcano

Caldera · last major eruption 1910760 m

Elevation760 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation26 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul10°average high

38.81° S, 175.90° EElevation 760 mUTC+13 · New Zealand Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Taupō Volcano in brief

Taupō Volcano rises to 760 m in the North Island Volcanic Plateau, Waikato Region, New Zealand.

At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Acacia Bay, 16 km to the NE at 408 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Taupō Volcano by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	21°	21°	19°	16°	13°	11°	10°	11°	13°	15°	17°	19°
Average low	13°	13°	12°	9°	7°	6°	5°	5°	6°	8°	9°	12°
Precipitation	105 mm	98 mm	112 mm	111 mm	126 mm	154 mm	151 mm	147 mm	134 mm	132 mm	117 mm	138 mm
Cloud cover	38%	37%	37%	40%	45%	48%	47%	46%	46%	45%	42%	43%
Daylight	14h 35	13h 34	12h 24	11h 07	10h 03	9h 28	9h 41	10h 35	11h 47	13h 02	14h 13	14h 51
Month score	68	70	66	55	35	21	18	23	33	43	58	62

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	3,350 m	3,400 m	3,100 m	2,700 m	2,350 m	2,000 m	1,900 m	1,950 m	2,200 m	2,450 m	2,800 m	3,150 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C