Tauranga was the place to be for beach-goers last month.
It was the driest and sunniest of the six main centres in October.
Tauranga recorded 15mm of rain, 17 per cent less than usual, making it the city's third-driest October on record.
The city also recorded 259 sunshine hours, above normal for this time of year.
So far this year, Tauranga is the third-sunniest in the country with 2023 sunshine hours, slightly behind Whakatane and New Plymouth.