Napier Climate

Geography and Climate

Napier is a port city situated on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, along the south eastern edge of Hawke Bay.  As the town is less than twenty kilometres from nearby Hastings City, the urban areas of Napier-Hastings are often called the Twin Cities.  Both are approximately 320 kilometres north-east of Wellington.
The coastline of Napier was much altered by the 1931 earthquake and the centre of the commercial city is now near sea level.  Despite being on the coast, Napier does not have any swimming beaches, but residents and tourists can enjoy New Zealand’s premiere beaches in the nearby Hastings District.  It has a warm, dry climate and enjoys some of the highest sunshine hours of all the cities in New Zealand.