Auckland is 3.1°C (5.6°F) warmer by day, Auckland has 19.6°C (35.3°F) warmer nights, Auckland gets 542 mm (21.3 in) more rain a year.
Auckland is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Calgary peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Auckland is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
Auckland is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,066 mm (42 in) of rain a year against 524 mm (20.6 in) in Calgary. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Auckland and June, July and August in Calgary.
| Auckland | Metric | Calgary |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 21.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 18.2°C |
| 9.5°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -10.1°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,066 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 524 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | June |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | January |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 79% | 💧Average humidity | 71% |
| 4.6 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.3 m/s |
Overnight, Auckland typically falls to around 9.5°C (49.1°F) while Calgary settles near -10.1°C (13.8°F).
Auckland is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Calgary peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Auckland sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Calgary is wettest in June and driest in January.
Auckland feels the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity against 71%.
For Calgary, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Auckland | Calgary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 13.5 | 19.8 | 26.1 | -25.1 | -10.1❄️ | 4.9 |
| February | 14.4 | 20.2🔥 | 26 | -22.7 | -7.3 | 8.1 |
| March | 12.6 | 18.7 | 24.7 | -17.5 | -2.2 | 13.2 |
| April | 10.5 | 16.6 | 22.8 | -9.4 | 5.1 | 19.5 |
| May | 8.1 | 14 | 19.9 | -4 | 10.4 | 24.9 |
| June | 6.2 | 11.9 | 17.7 | 1.5 | 14.2 | 26.8 |
| July | 5.3 | 10.8❄️ | 16.3 | 4.8 | 17.5🔥 | 30.1 |
| August | 5.7 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 16.7 | 30 |
| September | 6.9 | 12.5 | 18.2 | -2.6 | 12.1 | 26.8 |
| October | 8.2 | 14.1 | 20.1 | -9 | 5.5 | 20.1 |
| November | 10.4 | 16.4 | 22.3 | -17.2 | -3.7 | 9.8 |
| December | 12.2 | 18.3 | 24.5 | -23.3 | -9.7 | 4 |
| Annual Avg | 9.5 | 15.4 | 21.3 | -10.1 | 4 | 18.2 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Auckland and Calgary feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Auckland and Calgary — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Auckland is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 21.3°C (70.3°F) against 18.2°C (64.8°F) in Calgary — roughly 3.1°C (5.6°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Auckland, with average lows of 9.5°C (49.1°F) versus -10.1°C (13.8°F).
Auckland is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 26.1°C (78.9°F), while Calgary peaks in July at around 30.1°C (86.3°F). That makes Calgary the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Calgary gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -25.1°C (-13.1°F), compared with 5.3°C (41.6°F) at the low point of the year in Auckland.
Auckland is the wetter city, collecting about 1,066 mm (42 in) of rain a year versus 524 mm (20.6 in) in Calgary. Auckland is wettest in July and driest in February; Calgary is wettest in June and driest in January.
Auckland is the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity over the year against 71% in Calgary.
The most comfortable months in Auckland are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Calgary is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Auckland is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 29.9°C (53.8°F), and narrowest in September, about 0.4°C (0.7°F).
Calgary has the bigger seasonal swing, about 27.6°C (49.7°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 9.4°C (16.9°F) in Auckland — so Auckland has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Auckland for warmer weather, pick Calgary if you prefer drier conditions and go for Calgary if you want lower humidity. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Auckland and Calgary, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
