Weather forecast builder for the Te Araroa - Tararua & Kāpiti: Whanganui → Wellington

From Whanganui to Wellington, this section of Te Araroa brings long daylight, warmer temperatures, more settled summer spells, and generally lower rivers. January, February, and March typically bring the widest run of fine days, with easier camp life and fewer weather interruptions. Conditions remain changeable across the coast and hills, so bright mornings can give way to showers, and flexible timing with close attention to forecasts helps link the clearer periods.

• Summer: Long daylight with warmer spells, frequent showers, variable skies, and breezy coastal sections; daily forecasts guide timing between clearer windows.
• Autumn: Mixed sun and rain with occasional heavy falls; calmer interludes early, then shorter days and increasingly frequent wet bursts later.
• Winter: Shorter light, frequent rain bands, colder southerlies, and wet tracks; occasional clearer breaks punctuate otherwise changeable, wind‑exposed sections.
• Spring: Lively, changeable patterns with rain showers, bright intervals, and gusty spells; rivers respond quickly to passing fronts across exposed and coastal stretches.