When to go · Queenstown
Queenstown, month by month
The best months for Queenstown: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec. Months to avoid: Jun, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.21 °C / 8.3 °C, 15 rain days70 °F / 47 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.22 °C / 8.6 °C, 12 rain days72 °F / 47 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.19.9 °C / 7.6 °C, 16 rain days68 °F / 46 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.16.6 °C / 6.5 °C, 18 rain days62 °F / 44 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Australia: Shoulder month: dry season starts in the north, the Red Centre cools, the south is crisp.14.4 °C / 4.5 °C, 20 rain days58 °F / 40 °F, 20 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (ice, snow and road closures).12.2 °C / 2.7 °C, 19 rain days54 °F / 37 °F, 19 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (ice, snow and road closures).11.6 °C / 2.4 °C, 22 rain days53 °F / 36 °F, 22 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (ice, snow and road closures).12.4 °C / 3.1 °C, 22 rain days54 °F / 38 °F, 22 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Australia: Spring in the south, still dry in the north; one of the best months to combine both.13.5 °C / 4 °C, 21 rain days56 °F / 39 °F, 21 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Australia: Warm south, building heat in the north; the good compromise month before stinger season.15.9 °C / 5.1 °C, 20 rain days61 °F / 41 °F, 20 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Australia: South is pleasant; the north turns humid with storms, stingers arrive and some roads close.17.6 °C / 6.4 °C, 18 rain days64 °F / 44 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.19.3 °C / 7.9 °C, 16 rain days67 °F / 46 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays