Purua
Purua | |
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  Purua | |
| Coordinates: 35°37′56″S 174°06′26″E / 35.63222°S 174.10722°E | |
| 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.[1][2] 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[3] with a roll of 27 as of July 2025.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Puketurua (4.5km SW of Purua, 1965–1975) | |||||||||||||
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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) | 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[5] | |||||||||||||
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 1 July 2025.
- ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1246)". NIWA. Retrieved 14 September 2024.