Annual mean 9°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
17.8 °C
Coldest
6.9 °C
Wettest
56%
Windiest
7.6 m/s
Prevailing
NW
6.2 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Queenstown over the whole year is 9°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. The rainy (wet) season in Queenstown runs from April to November, peaking in July with a 48% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to March; January is the driest month, at 23%. Winds in Queenstown are highest in September, averaging 6.6 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in January, at 4.9 m/s (18 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Queenstown come in January, when the sky is typically 78% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 87%.
Month by month Queenstown climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
18°C
12°C
14°C
23%
78%
4.9 m/s
41
5
68
February
16°C
11°C
12°C
28%
80%
5.3 m/s
35
5
60
March
15°C
10°C
11°C
30%
84%
5.2 m/s
31
4
60
April
12°C
8°C
7°C
38%
84%
5.8 m/s
16
1
50
May
10°C
6°C
4°C
43%
86%
6.2 m/s
4
0
35
June
8°C
5°C
2°C
42%
86%
5.8 m/s
2
0
29
July
7°C
4°C
1°C
48%
87%
6.3 m/s
1
0
23
August
8°C
4°C
2°C
48%
84%
6.3 m/s
2
0
25
September
9°C
5°C
3°C
46%
85%
6.6 m/s
4
0
29
October
11°C
6°C
6°C
40%
81%
6.2 m/s
9
1
41
November
14°C
9°C
9°C
36%
82%
5.5 m/s
21
2
53
December
15°C
10°C
11°C
33%
81%
5.4 m/s
26
4
58
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Queenstown weather by season
Year round, Queenstown has days of about 7°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 18°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 12°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Queenstown weather in winterJune to August
High 8°CLow 4°CRain 46%
Winter in Queenstown has typical daily highs of about 8°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Queenstown weather in springSeptember to November
High 11°CLow 7°CRain 41%
Spring in Queenstown has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
Queenstown weather in summerDecember to February
High 16°CLow 11°CRain 28%
Summer in Queenstown has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Queenstown weather in autumnMarch to May
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 37%
Autumn in Queenstown has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Queenstown?
The rainy (wet) season in Queenstown runs from April to November, peaking in July with a 48% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to March; January is the driest month, at 23%.
What time of year is Queenstown windiest?
Winds in Queenstown are highest in September, averaging 6.6 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in January, at 4.9 m/s (18 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Queenstown year round?
The average temperature in Queenstown over the whole year is 9°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.