The seasons are very distinct in the southern part of New Zealand. In the summer there’s up to 16 hours of daylight and warm dry days, with temperatures between 10°C and 30°C (50 to 86°F). Winters are usually cool and clear, ranging from -6°C to 15°C (21 to 60°F), with snow typically staying on the mountains and rarely affecting our roads.
The days are often changeable so expect anything from snow to sun to rain to wind.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
- Summer (Dec-Mar) 15 to late 20s°C
- Autumn (Apr-May) 8° to 16°C
- Winter (Jun-Aug) -2° to 10°C
- Spring (Sept-Nov) 8° to 17°C
CLIMATE STATISTICS – QUEENSTOWN
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Queenstown
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Sunrise (am)
(1st day of the month) |
5.47
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6.36
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7.18
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6.59
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7.36
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8.09
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8.20
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7.58
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7.11
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6.14
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6.21
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5.50
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Sunset (pm)
(1st day of the month) |
9.39
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9.20
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8.36
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6.39
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5.48
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5.17
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5.18
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5.45
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6.21
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6.56
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8.38
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9.18
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Sunshine
(mean hrs/day) |
7.4
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7.4
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6.1
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4.7
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2.9
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2.5
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2.8
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3.9
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5.3
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6.1
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6.9
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7.3
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Temperatures
(average daily max °C (°F)) |
22.6 (72.7)
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22.7 (72.9)
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19.9 (67.8)
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16.1 (61.0)
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11.9 (53.4)
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8.6 (47.5)
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8.2 (46.8)
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10.3 (50.5)
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13.5 (56.3)
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16.2 (61.2)
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18.6 (65.5)
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20.7 (69.3)
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Rainfall
(mean mm (in) per month) |
78 (3.0)
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58 (2.3)
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80 (3.1)
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75 (2.9)
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89 (3.5)
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82 (3.2)
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65 (2.5)
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73 (2.8)
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69 (2.7)
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95 (3.7)
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72 (2.8)
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77 (3.0)
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Average rain days
(1mm or more) |
8
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6
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8
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8
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10
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9
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8
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8
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8
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10
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8
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9
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Average rain days
(5mm or more) |
4
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4
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4
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4
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5
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5
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4
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4
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4
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5
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4
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5
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Average rain days
(10mm or more) |
3
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2
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2
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3
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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3
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2
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3
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Snow Falling
(mean days occurring) |
0
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0
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0
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0.3
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1.3
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2.8
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2.6
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2.8
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1.7
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1.1
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0.3
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0
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Akos Kokai [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons 
Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons