When to go · Rai Valley
Rai Valley in December
Great month. Inside Rai Valley's best window: Oct–Apr; the A & P Show is the first Saturday in March.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
Inside Rai Valley's best window: Oct–Apr; the A & P Show is the first Saturday in March.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Rai Valley in this guide.
Weather in December
- Rai ValleyHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), 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.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rai Valley, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Dec: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 9
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 1
December: Inside Rai Valley's best window: Oct–Apr; the A & P Show is the first Saturday in March.
January: Inside Rai Valley's best window: Oct–Apr; the A & P Show is the first Saturday in March.
Rai Valley: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings