Being in the temperate zone the climate is coastal maritime to alpine, mild and equable with abundant sunshine, high rainfall and few extremes of heat and cold.

• 因为处于温带地区，新西兰的气候是海洋性的，由海洋的到阿尔卑斯山的，温和而平静，有着丰富的阳光和充沛的雨水，以及有时带有酷热和寒潮。