Richard H

Everyone goes on about how windy Wellington is but are some areas more windy than others !?

Kiwiprincess

If it has a view it is likely to be windy.

On the plus side you dry your clothes really quickly.

luvwelly

Yes - some houses get the northerlies and the southerlies and some just get one or the other....I have to say so far I have found the 'windy thing' to be exaggerated and there was an article in the paper last week saying Wellington is not as windy as it used to be...apparently it used to be so bad..they had guideropes to stop people getting blown across the street in the CBD..it's not like that now though...even the waterfront is walkable most days.
Wind is not a major negative against Wellington i.m.v. I suppose the wind does make it colder outside though. My house is quite sheltered though.

Browner_

Yeah it can be pretty windy at times, but I think the city and south is far worse - further north it is nowhere near as bad generally, except on the hills.

Consider that the weather generally in the Welington region can be pretty local - Island Bay, Newlands, Karori, Upper Hutt and Whitby are all completely different!

crap coffee

No worries mate. Welly is lovely. Strong wind gusts are helping to clear the air - less pollution here which is good. The Only Downside is that you'd better wear hoodies, hats, fleece etc all the time otherwise way too cold

kiwinow

I can remember walking to work using the guide ropes in the late 70s, mainly near the streets that formed wind tunnels coming from the quay. I saw people blown over crossing the road. Up Mt Vic is really windy - can't hear yourself talk. But it's not everyday and it still has to be one of NZ's most lovely cities on a beautiful day. I guess anywhere that's facing the sea, or on a hill is likely to be windy, which is most of Welly.

luvwelly

Crapcoffee makes an excellent point...when I visited Sydney recently it seemed quite polluted in comparison..Wellington air (except in the Mount Victoria Car Tunnel and around the Basin Reserve in rushhour) does feel fresh and clean to breathe which is a major quality of life pluspoint for me.
But we really must start slagging Welly off a bit more..the traffic will get worse if too many BE posters choose to live here.

crap coffee

Good on ya luvwelly

Dear future Brit expats,

This is not a joke. The wind can be sooooooooo strong -----> it can literally blow you away. ... Really really. When I was young, (I roughly remember...) Welly Airport roof was lifted by the strong wind.

hence I would encourage you to think a bit more about moving to Windy Welly

yes! seriously I missed the fresh & clean air So very, very much! while holidaying in the U.S two months ago

MrCFD

We have been in Wellys for a year now and have found that there seems to be two months of the year (September and October) that are particularly windy. But still, I prefer the wind to the rain, and Welly has some beautiful blue skies and sunsets.

nelsonpom

Lived in Welly for a year, Wilton and then Wadestown and on a good day it is a beautiful city. Loved the centre and walking along the front. BUT on a bad day the wind is terrible, we ended up giving up and moving to Nelson which is more settled. Wellington has a lot going for it and a bit of wind never really hurt anyone

Browner_

Thats right, those bits of corrugated iron held down by a few nails blew right off!

Batty

A girlfriend and I were laughing one day at our husbands who are both from Wellington - they walk with a sort of 'lean forward' gait from their years of facing into a wind

ex_exile

Its beanie town, if you wear a hat with a brim or a peak you are going to be chasing it down the road! The air quality is really good, being by the sea its especially good for asthmatics