Timaru has a dry temperate climate similar to that of neighbouring Ashburton and Christchurch. Temperatures are warm in summer and cold in winter, with Timaru's extreme maximum temperature being 41.3�C on 6 February 2011 and extreme minimum temperature of -9.1�C on 3 August 1998. Rain is evenly distributed throughout the year, with a very small proportion of it falling as snow
