Rotorua had its coldest overnight temperature this winter yesterday, and the frosty conditions are likely to stick around throughout August.
Rotorua weather man Brian Holden said the overnight temperature droppped to -2.4C , and frosts were expected to appear regularly over this month.
"The frosts have kicked in because we are getting
the fine weather and cold nights to cause it," Mr Holden said.
July managed a total of eight frosts and August was expected to churn out a similar amount.
Mr Holden said the past few days had brought beautiful weather, but warned it would be cold for a while yet.
"The end of July and the beginning of August are traditionally the coldest parts of the year," he said.
"It has not been a terribly cold winter, but it is not over yet."
The Metservice website recommends people in Rotorua wear three to four layers of clothing to combat the weather and is forecasting a fine but frosty week, and Mr Holden says he hopes for more stable weather than what Rotorua has got lately.
Meanwhile, one word to describe the weather so far this year is wet, with rainfall levels in Rotorua this year already at yearly averages - and it is only August.
Rainfall in the city usually averages 1513mm per year, and Rotorua has already recorded 1500mm, which Mr Holden said could be heading towards a record.
"We have had just about a year's worth of rain and we are only just getting into August," he said.
"It will be interesting to see what will happen over the next few months."
July had been both wetter and warmer than usual, with the average temperature 0.2C higher than usual and 20mm more rainfall than what would usually be expected.
The warmest day was July 15 at a temperature of 16.3C and the coldest day got as low as -2.3C on July 26.
With 21 rainy days in July, there was an overall 164.4 of rainfall, with the heaviest downpour on July 7 getting 29.5mm of rain.
