Oceania · Nature travel
Best time to visit Queenstown
Late Jan–Late Feb, Mid Mar–Late Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 19.8°C, with 4.8 rainy days per 10 days.
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Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Great | 20.5°C | 5.0 | 69.6% |
| February | Best | 20.5°C | 4.9 | 65.8% |
| March | Great | 18.3°C | 4.9 | 66.1% |
| April | Good | 14.6°C | 5.6 | 65.0% |
| May | Fair | 11.2°C | 6.2 | 65.6% |
| June | Avoid | 7.9°C | 5.9 | 65.1% |
| July | Avoid | 7.2°C | 5.6 | 64.5% |
| August | Off-season | 8.9°C | 5.9 | 66.7% |
| September | Off-season | 11.5°C | 6.1 | 68.8% |
| October | Fair | 13.7°C | 6.5 | 72.0% |
| November | Good | 16.3°C | 5.9 | 72.5% |
| December | Great | 18.7°C | 6.1 | 74.6% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.