The Weather

The clichés about New Zealand weather are true. It is the land of the long white cloud. You have all four seasons in one day in New Zealand. If you don’t like the weather in New Zealand, just wait a minute. The weather is incredibly changeable and the forecasts mean nothing. You wake up in the morning with a gloriously sunny day and a brilliant blue sky. Moments later, it is sprinkling. Then, the sun comes out and a rainbow appears. Then, it pours. We arrived at the end of winter and everyone keeps assuring us that even though it does rain a lot in NZ, the weather will improve. It is cold in the house, especially in the morning and it is a heavy, humid cold. It is difficult to crawl out from under the warm duvet and place your feet on a 50 degree wooden floor. For our first two weeks in NZ, it was around 45 degrees at night and about 60 degrees during the day. When the sun comes out, it feels comfortable and pleasant. When it is cloudy or raining, it is very chill.