Has it rained enough in Wellington?
Rain soaked properly in 6 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Wellington has had 82mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal September here brings 77.2mm, 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 Wellington through a normal year
Across a normal year Wellington gets about 922.3mm of rain, most of it in July (93.9mm) and least in January (53.3mm).
That makes Wellington one of the drier places this site covers in New Zealand in September — 5th 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 Wellington 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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