"Unfortunately for Rotorua November is looking fairly unsettled, typically the weather settles in November but we are expecting a wetter November than normal.
"But, don't worry, there will still be opportunities for barbecues, you will just have to watch the forecast to plan for it," Mrs Griffiths said.
Overall, she said, Rotorua had had the second warmest year on record with only one month below the average temperature and all others slightly above.
The warmest year to date was 1998 when the average temperature over the 10 months to October was 13.22C. For 2016 the 10-month average to October was 13.2C.
The average temperature in the first half of 2016, recorded at Rotorua Airport, was 15.4C, which is 1.4C above average. That was the warmest first half of a year since Rotorua Airport observations began in 1964.
Rotorua monthly mean temperatures 2016: January: 18.5C - 0.8C above normal February: 19.6C - 1.7C above normal March: 17.4C - 1.4C above normal April: 14.2C - 0.9C above normal May: 13.2C - 2.5C above normal (warmest May on record) June: 9.5C - 1C above normal July: 8C - 0.2C above normal August: 8C - 0.4 below normal September: 11.2C - 1C above normal October: 12.4C - 0.4C above normal