With Summer off to a somewhat underwhelming start for most of the country, we’ve had a lot of puzzled kiwis contacting us to ask exactly when they can expect more summer-y temperatures.

Wind, rain and stormy conditions have characterised December for some places – with a series of spring-like weather patterns predominating over New Zealand – meaning further unsettled weather.

Winter overstayed its welcome for around 6 weeks earlier this year, and spring seems to be doing the same, or similar thing.

So we wanted to know – how many of our readers are happy with the current temperatures? Are you sick and tired of the rough weather and can’t wait to get to the beach, or is this par for the course now?

Let us know in our poll, and tell us where you’re from in the comments below – we will publish the results at the end of the week.

– Drew Chappell, WeatherWatch.co.nz