Recent rain following a dry January means the Bay of Plenty is not currently at risk of drought, according to the regional council.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council data services manager Glenn Ellery said February had so far seen 15 to 70mm of rainfall across the regional council's monitoring network.
"Although this rain has been patchy, it has provided temporary relief across the region. At a few sites, including Kokomoka in the upper Rangitaiki catchment and Te Teko in the lower Rangitaiki catchment, this rainfall is already more than the total during January."
He said January was characterised by air pressures that resulted in an abnormal north-easterly airflow and a predominance of highs over the country.
This resulted in an abundance of dry, warm and sunny weather for most of the country during January, which was reflected in the month's below normal rainfalls - an average of 40 per cent of normal for the regional council's rain gauge network.