Lake Taupō
Lake Taupō is in New Zealand. It sits in North Island volcanic plateau, at -38.6833 latitude, 176.0833 longitude. The nearest airport with scheduled airline service in the OurAirports snapshot is Taupo Airport (TUO), about 6.3 km away. Mean monthly air temperature in 2024 ranged from 6.9 °C to 17.7 °C (Open-Meteo archive). This page does not invent trip prices, licence rules or species lists; use the marketplace links to compare live listings, and check local regulations before you go.
| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | -38.6833, 176.0833 |
| Region | North Island volcanic plateau |
| Timezone | Pacific/Auckland |
| Town population (GeoNames) | 27,000 |
| Nearest airport with scheduled flights | Taupo Airport (TUO), about 6.3 km away |
| Place data source | GeoNames cities5000, geonameId 2181742 (Taupo, NZ) |
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Monthly weather in 2024
Daily means from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, added up by calendar month for 2024. This is air temperature at the coordinates, not water temperature, and one year is not a climate normal.
| Month | Mean air temp | Total precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.7 °C | 137 mm |
| Feb | 16.9 °C | 59 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | 78 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | 67 mm |
| May | 8.8 °C | 83 mm |
| Jun | 8.4 °C | 99 mm |
| Jul | 6.9 °C | 98 mm |
| Aug | 7.7 °C | 95 mm |
| Sep | 9.3 °C | 102 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | 146 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | 99 mm |
| Dec | 16.7 °C | 95 mm |
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Snapshot date: 2026-11-12. See methodology and sources.