Wellington
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Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand, located at the southern tip of the North Island on Cook Strait.
The next week in Wellington
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
12° / 9°
UV Moderate
Mon
Partly cloudy
13° / 7°
Tue
Partly cloudy
11° / 6°
Wed
Drizzle
13° / 10°
Thu
Drizzle
13° / 11°
Fri
Drizzle
13° / 9°
0.6 mm
Sat
Overcast
13° / 9°
In May 17
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
19° / 6°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
9.9h
07:21 – 17:12local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Wellington
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Wellington International Airport (WLG) at 9 km.
Getting around Wellington
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Metlink RailWellington Cable CarMana Coach Services LimitedNew Zealand Coach Services (Exempt)Tranzit CoachlinesNZ BusEast By West FerryB Metro
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.