When to go · Fox Glacier
Fox Glacier in December
Great month. Inside Fox Glacier's best window: Feb–Apr; Dec–Mar for the driest walking.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C68°F / 10°C50°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Fox Glacier
Inside Fox Glacier's best window: Feb–Apr; Dec–Mar for the driest walking.
Weather in December
- Fox GlacierHighs around 20 °C, lows around 10 °C, rain on about 15 daysHighs around 68 °F, lows around 50 °F, rain on about 15 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
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast