Queenstown
Go Jan – Mar. Avoid May – Oct.
Daily high RainfallClimate normals from NASA POWER. The verdict behind each month is computed from heat, cold, rain and daylight.
Go
Jan – Mar
The stretch where heat, rain and daylight all behave.
Avoid
May – Oct
June to August is winter: the Great Walks lose their hut service, alpine passes need chains and the daylight is short. December to March is the summer — and also the busiest and dearest.
Hottest
Jan · 16°
Average daily high at the peak of the year.
Wettest
Jan · 3.9mm
Rainfall per day, averaged across the month.
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