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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

  1. JanuaryGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.21 °C / 8.3 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.22 °C / 8.6 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.19.9 °C / 7.6 °C, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.16.6 °C / 6.5 °C, 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. 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 daysCrowds: Low
  6. JuneAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (ice, snow and road closures).12.2 °C / 2.7 °C, 19 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (ice, snow and road closures).11.6 °C / 2.4 °C, 22 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (ice, snow and road closures).12.4 °C / 3.1 °C, 22 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  9. 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 daysCrowds: Medium
  10. 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 daysCrowds: Medium
  11. 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 daysCrowds: Medium
  12. DecemberGreatInside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.19.3 °C / 7.9 °C, 16 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays