Place in Northland Region, New Zealand
| Purua | |
|---|---|
  Purua | |
| Coordinates: 35°37′56″S 174°06′26″E / 35.63222°S 174.10722°E / -35.63222; 174.10722 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Whangarei District |
Purua is a locality north west of Whangārei in Northland, New Zealand. A hill also called Purua with a summit 387 m above sea level lies to the east. The area mainly consists of rolling hills and river flats. Farming is Dairy, Sheep and Beef. The local hall is one of the notable buildings.
Education
Purua School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 29 as of August 2024.
Climate
| Climate data for Puketurua (4.5km SW of Purua, 1965–1975) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 68.9 (2.71) |
107.0 (4.21) |
95.4 (3.76) |
113.2 (4.46) |
114.5 (4.51) |
165.3 (6.51) |
125.4 (4.94) |
155.5 (6.12) |
117.7 (4.63) |
97.0 (3.82) |
103.7 (4.08) |
104.5 (4.11) |
1,368.1 (53.86) |
| Source: NIWA | |||||||||||||
Notes
- Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 7. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 24. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- Education Counts: Purua School
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1246)". NIWA. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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