When to go · Queenstown
Queenstown in April
Great month. Inside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 17°C62°F / 7°C44°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 18
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Queenstown
Inside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.
Weather in April
- QueenstownHighs around 16.6 °C, lows around 6.5 °C, rain on about 18 daysHighs around 62 °F, lows around 44 °F, rain on about 18 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.
Easter big impact
Mar–Apr (26–29 Mar 2027) · Australia
Four-day weekend plus school holidays; roads out of cities jam; Good Friday closures.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Australia overall
- Medium
Australia overall: Autumn colour, Easter holidays; the north begins to dry out late in the month.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast