Weather

QUEENSTOWN WEATHER

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES

  • Summer (Dec-Mar) mid-10º to late-20º C
  • Autumn (Apr-May) 8º to 16º C 
  • Winter (Jun-Aug) -2º to 10º C 
  • Spring (Sept-Nov) 8º to 17º C

CLIMATE STATISTICS - QUEENSTOWN (YEARLY)

Queenstown Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sunrise (am)
(1st day of the month)
5.47 6.36 7.18 6.59 7.36 8.09 8.20 7.58 7.11 6.14 6.21 5.50
Sunset (pm)
(1st day of the month)
9.39 9.20 8.36 6.39 5.48 5.17 5.18 5.45 6.21 6.56 8.38  9.18
Sunshine
(mean hrs/day)
7.4 7.4 6.1 4.7 2.9 2.5 2.8 3.9 5.3 6.1 6.9 7.3
Temperatures
(average daily max °C (°F))
22.6 (72.7) 22.7 (72.9) 19.9 (67.8) 16.1 (61.0) 11.9 (53.4) 8.6 (47.5) 8.2 (46.8) 10.3 (50.5) 13.5 (56.3) 16.2 (61.2) 18.6 (65.5) 20.7 (69.3)
Rainfall
(mean mm (in) per month)
78 (3.0) 58 (2.3)  80 (3.1)  75 (2.9) 89 (3.5) 82 (3.2) 65 (2.5) 73 (2.8) 69 (2.7) 95 (3.7) 72 (2.8) 77 (3.0)
Average rain days
(1mm (1/25th in) or more)
8 6 8 8 10 9 8 8 8 10 8 9
Average rain days
(5mm (1/5th in) or more)
4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5
Average rain days
(10mm (2/5th in) or more)
3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3
Snow Falling
(mean days occurring)
0 0 0 0.3 1.3 2.8 2.6 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.3 0


DUNEDIN WEATHER

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES

  • Summer (Dec-Mar) mid-10º to mid-20º C
  • Autumn (Apr-May) 8º to 16º C
  • Winter (Jun-Aug) 4º to 10º C
  • Spring (Sept-Nov) 8º to 17º C

RAINFALL: Less than 800mm of rainfall each year.

SUNRISE TO SUNSET

  • Summer (Dec-Mar) 6:00 a.m. to 21:30 p.m.
  • Autumn (Apr-May) 7:15 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.
  • Winter (Jun-Aug) 8:00 a.m. to 17:30 p.m.
  • Spring (Sept-Nov) 6:30 a.m. to 20:15 p.m.


FORECASTS

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