Best time to visit Queenstown
Each month's verdict, depending on what you are looking for.
The best months
- SunNo month we would really recommend
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 7°C | 133 mm |
| February | 16°C | 7°C | 102 mm |
| March | 14°C | 6°C | 110 mm |
| April | 10°C | 3°C | 105 mm |
| May | 6°C | 1°C | 129 mm |
| June | 3°C | -3°C | 107 mm |
| July | 1°C | -4°C | 99 mm |
| August | 2°C | -2°C | 104 mm |
| September | 5°C | -1°C | 126 mm |
| October | 8°C | 1°C | 142 mm |
| November | 11°C | 3°C | 134 mm |
| December | 14°C | 6°C | 141 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 18 h 40 min
- From YYZ : about 18 h 05 min
- From YVR : about 15 h 15 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
Getting to Queenstown with points
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).