- Local time
- Pacific/Auckland
- Country
- New Zealand
- Population
- 27,000
- Elevation
- 405 m
- Airports
- TUO
- 6.3 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 14,330 km
- 17 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Taupo, month by month
- Jan23°
- Feb23°
- Mar21°
- Apr17°
- May13°
- Jun10°
- Jul9°
- Aug10°
- Sept13°
- Oct15°
- Nov18°
- Dec20°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: November to March.
Mean highs run from 9°C in July to 23°C in January, with about 967 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for TaupoModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Taupo
Other airports within 150 km
- ROTRotorua Regional AirportMedium · Rotorua67 km from the centre
- NPEHawke's Bay AirportMedium · Napier110 km from the centre
- WHKWhakatāne AirportMedium · Whakatane112 km from the centre
- HLZHamilton International AirportMedium · Hamilton112 km from the centre
- TRGTauranga AirportMedium · Tauranga113 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBTaupo
14,330 km
17 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
From AUHTaupo
14,340 km
17 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Taupo right now.
- Local time
- Pacific/Auckland
- Country
- New Zealand
- Currency
- New Zealand Dollar NZDToday's indicative rate: NZD 1 ≈ USD 0.562Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type I230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 111general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +64 · On the left
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