When to go · Arrowtown
Arrowtown in December
Great month. Inside Arrowtown's best window: Mar–May (autumn colour), Dec–Mar (summer walking).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C72°F / 9°C48°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Arrowtown
Inside Arrowtown's best window: Mar–May (autumn colour), Dec–Mar (summer walking).
Weather in December
- ArrowtownHighs around 22 °C, lows around 9 °C, rain on about 9 daysHighs around 72 °F, lows around 48 °F, rain on about 9 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec · New Zealand
Shops closed on the 25th; start of the six-week summer holiday when locals take the campsites.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · New Zealand overall
- High
- Prices · New Zealand overall
- High
New Zealand overall: Summer begins; after 20 December locals take the roads and campsites — book everything.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings