Editing Motueka (section)

==Geography and climate==
Motueka is situated on the small Motueka Plain near the [[Motueka River]] which enters Tasman Bay about 4&nbsp;km north of the town. To the west of the valley the land rises steeply to the [[Arthur Ranges|Arthur]] and [[Pikiruna Range]]s, and to the south the flat is broken by the gently rolling [[Moutere Hills]].

The [[Source (river or stream)|source]] of the [[Pearse River]] near Motueka is the deepest known cold-water [[cave]] in the world.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_4984625">{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/4984625/Motueka-cave-worlds-deepest-of-its-kind |title=Motueka cave 'world's deepest' of its kind |author=Steward, Ian |date=10 May 2011 |work=[[The Nelson Mail]] |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref>

Motueka has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Cfb]]) with cool, wet winters and mild, drier summers.

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Motueka (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present)
| Jan record high C = 34.0
| Feb record high C = 36.2
| Mar record high C = 31.4
| Apr record high C = 27.3
| May record high C = 25.1
| Jun record high C = 21.8
| Jul record high C = 19.9
| Aug record high C = 21.9
| Sep record high C = 24.1
| Oct record high C = 27.2
| Nov record high C = 29.8
| Dec record high C = 31.9
| year record high C = 36.2
| Jan avg record high C  = 28.9
| Feb avg record high C  = 28.6
| Mar avg record high C  = 26.9
| Apr avg record high C  = 23.2
| May avg record high C  = 21.4
| Jun avg record high C  = 18.1
| Jul avg record high C  = 16.8
| Aug avg record high C  = 18.8
| Sep avg record high C  = 21.1
| Oct avg record high C  = 23.4
| Nov avg record high C  = 25.7
| Dec avg record high C  = 27.4
| year avg record high C = 29.8
|Jan high C = 	23.7
|Feb high C = 	23.7
|Mar high C = 	22.0
|Apr high C = 	18.8
|May high C = 	16.3
|Jun high C = 	13.5
|Jul high C = 	13.0
|Aug high C = 	14.2
|Sep high C = 	16.1
|Oct high C = 	18.2
|Nov high C = 	20.0
|Dec high C = 	22.1
| year high C = 	
|Jan mean C = 	17.9
|Feb mean C = 	17.8
|Mar mean C = 	16.0
|Apr mean C = 	13.0
|May mean C = 	10.4
|Jun mean C = 	7.8
|Jul mean C = 	7.1
|Aug mean C = 	8.5
|Sep mean C = 	10.4
|Oct mean C = 	12.5
|Nov mean C = 	14.2
|Dec mean C = 	16.6
| year mean C = 	
|Jan low C = 	12.1
|Feb low C = 	12.0
|Mar low C = 	10.0
|Apr low C = 	7.2
|May low C = 	4.5
|Jun low C = 	2.1
|Jul low C = 	1.2
|Aug low C = 	2.7
|Sep low C = 	4.8
|Oct low C = 	6.7
|Nov low C = 	8.3
|Dec low C = 	11.0
| year low C = 	
| Jan avg record low C  = 6.5
| Feb avg record low C  = 6.7
| Mar avg record low C  = 4.9
| Apr avg record low C  = 1.6
| May avg record low C  = -1.1
| Jun avg record low C  = -2.9
| Jul avg record low C  = -3.3
| Aug avg record low C  = -2.3
| Sep avg record low C  = -0.5
| Oct avg record low C  = 1.3
| Nov avg record low C  = 2.7
| Dec avg record low C  = 5.3
| year avg record low C = -3.8
|Jan record low C  = 2.8
|Feb record low C  = 2.0
|Mar record low C  = 0.9
|Apr record low C  = -1.5
|May record low C  =  -4.8
|Jun record low C  = -4.9
|Jul record low C  = -6.2
|Aug record low C  = -4.4
|Sep record low C  = -2.6
|Oct record low C  = -1.8
|Nov record low C  = 0.4
|Dec record low C  = 1.9
|year record low C = -6.2
|rain colour = green	
|Jan rain mm = 	82.5
|Feb rain mm = 	80.8
|Mar rain mm = 	79.4
|Apr rain mm = 	111.3
|May rain mm = 	121.5
|Jun rain mm = 	143.8
|Jul rain mm = 	119.5
|Aug rain mm = 	128.1
|Sep rain mm = 	111.1
|Oct rain mm = 	110.7
|Nov rain mm = 	82.1
|Dec rain mm = 	99.0
|year rain mm = 	
|source 1 = NIWA<ref name= NIWA>
{{cite web
|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Motueka, Riwaka Ews
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 19 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 4162, 12429)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 20 Jul 2024}}</ref>
}}