Umawera | |
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  Umawera | |
| Coordinates: 35°17′8″S173°34′25″E / 35.28556°S 173.57361°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
Umawera is a community in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the community. Mangamuka Bridge is to the northwest, and Rangiahua is to the east. [1] [2] Umawera is part of the Omahuta Forest-Horeke statistical area, which covers the upper Hokianga Harbour. For demographics of this area, see Horeke.
| Climate data for Umawera (1970–1985 normals, extremes 1963–1985) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.9 (84.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.0 (87.8) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 29.0 (84.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 17.6 (63.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.0 (58.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.4 (56.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 6.9 (44.4) | 6.1 (43.0) | 6.8 (44.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 10.3 (50.4) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) | 8.5 (47.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 5.4 (41.7) | 1.4 (34.5) | −0.3 (31.5) | −0.7 (30.7) | 0.5 (32.9) | 1.7 (35.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 6.3 (43.3) | −1.6 (29.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | −1.0 (30.2) | −3.0 (26.6) | −2.3 (27.9) | −1.9 (28.6) | −0.7 (30.7) | 0.5 (32.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | 3.5 (38.3) | −3 (27) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 83 (3.3) | 130 (5.1) | 91 (3.6) | 122 (4.8) | 144 (5.7) | 177 (7.0) | 154 (6.1) | 169 (6.7) | 127 (5.0) | 128 (5.0) | 100 (3.9) | 101 (4.0) | 1,526 (60.2) |
| Source: NIWA (rainfall 1951–1980 [3] | |||||||||||||
Umawera School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school [4] with a roll of 23 students as of February 2024. [5]
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