Editing Timaru (section)

==Geography==
Timaru is situated along the Pacific Ocean coast. Much of the hinterland is farmland. To the north and northeast are the [[Canterbury Plains]].

{{Geographic location
|title  = '''Neighbouring cities, towns and places.'''
|Northeast = [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] and [[Christchurch]]
|North  = [[Geraldine, New Zealand|Geraldine]]
|Northwest = [[Fairlie, New Zealand|Fairlie]] and [[Mount Cook Village]]
|West   = [[Twizel]]
|Centre = Timaru
|South  = [[Oamaru]] and [[Dunedin]]
|Southwest = [[Queenstown, New Zealand|Queenstown]]
|East = Pacific Ocean
}}

=== Suburbs ===
[[File:Timaru suburb map.png|thumb|Suburbs of Timaru]]
* [[Washdyke]]
* Smithfield
* Grantlea
* [[Waimataitai]]
* [[Marchwiel, New Zealand|Marchwiel]]
* [[Timaru Central]]
* Maori Hill
* [[Highfield, New Zealand|Highfield]]
* [[Glenwood, New Zealand|Glenwood]]
* [[Gleniti]]
* [[Seaview, Canterbury|Seaview]]
* [[West End, New Zealand|West End]]
* [[Watlington, New Zealand|Watlington]]
* [[Parkside, New Zealand|Parkside]]
* [[Kensington, Timaru|Kensington]]
* [[Redruth, New Zealand|Redruth]]
* Oceanview
* Port Timaru

===Climate===
Timaru has a relatively dry temperate climate similar to that of neighbouring [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] and [[Christchurch]], classified as an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'')<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/4362/ |title=Climate: Timaru – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=2014-01-20}}</ref> by [[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]]. Temperatures are warm in summer and cool in winter, with Timaru's extreme maximum temperature being {{convert|41.3|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} on 6 February 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1103/S00010/climate-summary-february-2011-a-tale-of-two-islands.htm |title=Climate Summary – February 2011: A tale of two islands &#124; Scoop News |publisher=Scoop.co.nz |date=2 March 2011 |access-date=2012-01-06}}</ref> and the extreme minimum {{convert|&minus;9.1|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} on 3 August 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherzone.co.nz/south-island/timaru |title=Timaru weather forecast – current temperature – local weather |publisher=Weatherzone.co.nz |access-date=2012-01-06}}</ref> Rain is evenly distributed throughout the year, with a very small proportion of it falling as snow.
{{Weather box
|location = Timaru (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1885–present)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 40.0
| Feb record high C = 41.3
| Mar record high C = 33.6
| Apr record high C = 30.8
| May record high C = 27.3
| Jun record high C = 23.0
| Jul record high C = 22.7
| Aug record high C = 25.1
| Sep record high C = 28.2
| Oct record high C = 32.8
| Nov record high C = 32.8
| Dec record high C = 34.3
| year record high C = 41.3
|Jan high C = 	20.1
|Feb high C = 	19.6
|Mar high C = 	18.2
|Apr high C = 	15.6
|May high C = 	13.2
|Jun high C = 	10.6
|Jul high C = 	10.1
|Aug high C = 	11.1
|Sep high C = 	13.6
|Oct high C = 	15.4
|Nov high C = 	16.8
|Dec high C = 	18.5
| year high C = 	15.2
|Jan mean C = 	15.8
|Feb mean C = 	15.5
|Mar mean C = 	13.8
|Apr mean C = 	11.1
|May mean C = 	8.7
|Jun mean C = 	5.9
|Jul mean C = 	5.4
|Aug mean C = 	6.7
|Sep mean C = 	9.1
|Oct mean C = 	10.8
|Nov mean C = 	12.4
|Dec mean C = 	14.3
| year mean C = 	10.8
|Jan low C = 	11.4
|Feb low C = 	11.3
|Mar low C = 	9.3
|Apr low C = 	6.7
|May low C = 	4.2
|Jun low C = 	1.3
|Jul low C = 	0.6
|Aug low C = 	2.2
|Sep low C = 	4.5
|Oct low C = 	6.2
|Nov low C = 	8.0
|Dec low C = 	10.1
| year low C = 	6.3
|Jan record low C  = 1.4
|Feb record low C  = 1.2
|Mar record low C  = -0.9
|Apr record low C  = -1.6
|May record low C  =  -5.6
|Jun record low C  = -6.8
|Jul record low C  = -6.7
|Aug record low C  = -5.9
|Sep record low C  = -4.6
|Oct record low C  = -2.2
|Nov record low C  = -1.1
|Dec record low C  = -0.6
|year record low C = -6.8
|rain colour = green	
|Jan rain mm = 	50.3
|Feb rain mm = 	52.3
|Mar rain mm = 	38.6
|Apr rain mm = 	49.3
|May rain mm = 	39.7
|Jun rain mm = 	39.4
|Jul rain mm = 	42.0
|Aug rain mm = 	44.6
|Sep rain mm = 	33.5
|Oct rain mm = 	47.8
|Nov rain mm = 	51.5
|Dec rain mm = 	54.0
|year rain mm = 	
| Jan rain days = 	7.6
| Feb rain days = 	6.0
| Mar rain days = 	5.8
| Apr rain days = 	7.3
| May rain days = 	6.4
| Jun rain days = 	5.3
| Jul rain days = 	5.0
| Aug rain days = 	5.6
| Sep rain days = 	5.4
| Oct rain days = 	8.1
| Nov rain days = 	7.2
| Dec rain days = 	7.0
| unit rain days = 1.0 mm	
|Jan sun = 	183.5
|Feb sun = 	167.0
|Mar sun = 	170.2
|Apr sun = 	154.9
|May sun = 	127.9
|Jun sun = 	120.0
|Jul sun = 	131.9
|Aug sun = 	157.4
|Sep sun = 	153.0
|Oct sun = 	183.3
|Nov sun = 	191.8
|Dec sun = 	176.6
|year sun = 	
| Jan humidity = 	76.3
| Feb humidity = 	82.5
| Mar humidity = 	87.2
| Apr humidity = 	86.4
| May humidity = 	85.3
| Jun humidity = 	86.6
| Jul humidity = 	84.9
| Aug humidity = 	85.4
| Sep humidity = 	75.4
| Oct humidity = 	77.1
| Nov humidity = 	73.5
| Dec humidity = 	75.9
|source 1 = NIWA Climate Data<ref name = NIWA>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240520001949/https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather/climate-data-and-activities
| archive-date = 20 May 2024
| url = https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather/climate-data-and-activities
| title = Climate data and activities
| publisher= NIWA
| access-date = 20 May 2024}}</ref><ref name=" ">{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 35703, 5092, 5095)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 15 May 2024}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Timaru Airport (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present) 
| Jan record high C = 37.5
| Feb record high C = 40.3
| Mar record high C = 34.8
| Apr record high C = 30.6
| May record high C = 26.1
| Jun record high C = 23.5
| Jul record high C = 21.9
| Aug record high C = 23.5
| Sep record high C = 28.9
| Oct record high C = 29.0
| Nov record high C = 31.7
| Dec record high C = 34.1
| year record high C = 40.3
| Jan avg record high C  = 32.1
| Feb avg record high C  = 31.1
| Mar avg record high C  = 29.0
| Apr avg record high C  = 24.6
| May avg record high C  = 21.4
| Jun avg record high C  = 18.2
| Jul avg record high C  = 18.0
| Aug avg record high C  = 20.1
| Sep avg record high C  = 22.9
| Oct avg record high C  = 25.3
| Nov avg record high C  = 27.7
| Dec avg record high C  = 29.7
| year avg record high C = 33.7
| Jan high C  = 21.5
| Feb high C  = 21.1
| Mar high C  = 19.7
| Apr high C  = 16.7
| May high C  = 14.1
| Jun high C  = 11.4
| Jul high C  = 10.9
| Aug high C  = 12.2
| Sep high C  = 14.5
| Oct high C  = 16.3
| Nov high C  = 18.1
| Dec high C  = 19.9
| year high C = 
| Jan mean C  = 15.8
| Feb mean C  = 15.6
| Mar mean C  = 13.9
| Apr mean C  = 10.9
| May mean C  = 8.3
| Jun mean C  = 5.6
| Jul mean C  = 5.0
| Aug mean C  = 6.5
| Sep mean C  = 8.6
| Oct mean C  = 10.4
| Nov mean C  = 12.2
| Dec mean C  = 14.4
| year mean C = 
| Jan low C  = 10.2
| Feb low C  = 10.1
| Mar low C  = 8.1
| Apr low C  = 5.1
| May low C  = 2.5
| Jun low C  = -0.2
| Jul low C  = -0.9
| Aug low C  = 0.7
| Sep low C  = 2.6
| Oct low C  = 4.4
| Nov low C  = 6.3
| Dec low C  = 8.9
| year low C = 
| Jan avg record low C  = 3.4
| Feb avg record low C  = 3.7
| Mar avg record low C  = 1.4
| Apr avg record low C  = -0.8
| May avg record low C  = -2.7
| Jun avg record low C  = -4.9
| Jul avg record low C  = -5.5
| Aug avg record low C  = -4.5
| Sep avg record low C  = -3.0
| Oct avg record low C  = -1.7
| Nov avg record low C  = 0.0
| Dec avg record low C  = 2.7
| year avg record low C = -6.1
|Jan record low C  = 1.1
|Feb record low C  = 0.3
|Mar record low C  = -3.3
|Apr record low C  = -3.0
|May record low C  =  -7.8
|Jun record low C  = -8.9
|Jul record low C  = -8.8
|Aug record low C  = -9.1
|Sep record low C  = -5.3
|Oct record low C  = -4.5
|Nov record low C  = -2.2
|Dec record low C  = -0.4
|year record low C = -9.1
|rain colour = green	
|Jan rain mm = 50.0
|Feb rain mm = 45.4
|Mar rain mm = 41.9
|Apr rain mm = 47.4
|May rain mm = 41.2
|Jun rain mm = 35.1
|Jul rain mm = 42.0
|Aug rain mm = 43.6
|Sep rain mm = 34.9
|Oct rain mm = 47.6
|Nov rain mm = 48.9
|Dec rain mm = 51.8
|year rain mm = 	
|source = NIWA <ref name=" ">{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers:5084, 5086 )
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 1 Aug 2024}}</ref>
}}