Annual mean 16°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind W
Warmest
25.2 °C
Coldest
14.0 °C
Wettest
82%
Windiest
4.0 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.0 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 16°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. The rainy (wet) season in Queenstown runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; August is the driest month, at 25%. Winds in Queenstown are highest in November, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Queenstown come in July, when the sky is typically 41% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 56%.
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
25°C
16°C
24°C
54%
56%
2.7 m/s
62
44
37
February
24°C
16°C
23°C
51%
56%
2.6 m/s
69
38
43
March
23°C
15°C
22°C
51%
52%
2.2 m/s
72
30
51
April
20°C
12°C
18°C
40%
55%
2.0 m/s
65
10
72
May
18°C
8°C
15°C
33%
47%
1.8 m/s
52
2
79
June
15°C
6°C
10°C
36%
46%
2.5 m/s
19
0
71
July
15°C
5°C
10°C
35%
41%
2.9 m/s
14
0
66
August
17°C
6°C
11°C
25%
42%
2.9 m/s
28
1
71
September
19°C
9°C
15°C
39%
49%
3.0 m/s
49
3
74
October
21°C
11°C
18°C
46%
50%
3.0 m/s
56
15
62
November
23°C
13°C
20°C
47%
48%
3.2 m/s
63
25
55
December
24°C
15°C
22°C
51%
55%
3.2 m/s
68
32
48
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 15°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 25°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around August. 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 16°CLow 6°CRain 32%
Winter in Queenstown has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Queenstown weather in springSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 11°CRain 44%
Spring in Queenstown has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Queenstown weather in summerDecember to February
High 24°CLow 15°CRain 52%
Summer in Queenstown has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 52% chance of rain on a given day.
Queenstown weather in autumnMarch to May
High 20°CLow 12°CRain 41%
Autumn in Queenstown has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Queenstown?
The rainy (wet) season in Queenstown runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; August is the driest month, at 25%.
What time of year is Queenstown windiest?
Winds in Queenstown are highest in November, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Queenstown year round?
The average temperature in Queenstown over the whole year is 16°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.