When to go · Wellington
Wellington in December
Great month. Inside Wellington's best window: Nov–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C68°F / 14°C57°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
Inside Wellington's best window: Nov–Apr.
Weather in December
- WellingtonHighs around 20 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 9 daysHighs around 68 °F, lows around 57 °F, rain on about 9 days
- Wellington and Marlborough-Nelson, New Zealand · Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Abel Tasmanbest weather
Nelson and Blenheim are the sunniest towns in the country; Wellington's wind and Cook Strait swell can cancel ferries.
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
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.