Has it rained enough in Hamilton?
Rain soaked properly in 5 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Hamilton has had 73mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal September here brings 112.3mm, so the ground is roughly where it should be for the time of year.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Rain in Hamilton through a normal year
Across a normal year Hamilton gets about 1212.7mm of rain, most of it in July (126.3mm) and least in March (76.1mm).
That makes Hamilton one of the wetter places this site covers in New Zealand in September — 3rd of 8, against Nelson at the wet end (121mm) and Christchurch at the dry end (45.8mm).
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorth checking by hand even so — a pot in the sun can dry out in a wet week, because there is so little soil to hold anything.
- Beds and bordersNothing needed. Watering soil that is already wet does more harm than good.
- New plantingsAnything planted within the last month is the exception; its roots have not spread far enough to find water on their own.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Hamilton as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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