Climate & Environment - Living in Clutha Country

Clutha Country climate has it all.

No topic of conversation is more general than the weather.  

Not unlike the rest of New Zealand, four seasons in one day are possible and highly likely. The best way to determine on a daily basis what the weather will be like is to ask a local and prepare for anything.

However, as a general rule, in winter it is cold but temperate, and in summer it is warm.  The only people wearing shorts in the winter are on Saturdays on the sports fields.

Mean annual rainfall 678mm
Mean daily maximum temperature (summer) 19.6 degree
Mean daily maximum temperature (winter) 10.0 degrees
Mean sunshine hours 1631
Mean days with snow lying 1.6

For further climate information go to www.growotago.orc.govt.nz

Clutha Country tends to have a reasonably maritime climate sitting at  at 45°S in the oceanic southern hemisphere. It does rain, and it is enough to fill the Clutha River, which surges through Otago feeding the grassy valleys.

The Clutha Country coast is made up of long white sandy beaches and grassy coastal landscapes. The environment is unspoiled, there is clean air and room to breathe it.

The rolling green farmland, quiet beaches, spectacular coastlines, abundant bird and wildlife, and untouched native forests, present a rich diversity in stark contrast to the barren and rocky environment of nearby neighbour Central Otago with its continental climate.