Tauranga
City in New Zealand: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
00 1020 Tauranga - Bay of Plenty region (New Zealand): W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Tauranga is a city in New Zealand, in Bay of Plenty. About 161,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of New Zealand in our atlas.
It lies at 37.69° S, 176.17° E, about 18 m (59 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Auckland time zone.
Location
Red dot: Tauranga. Green dots: other major cities of New Zealand. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tauranga has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 22°C (72°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 10°C (50°F). Around 1,149 mm (45 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2208032 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q207756 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 00 1020 Tauranga - Bay of Plenty region (New Zealand): W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)