City in Otago

Best Time a Visit Queenstown

Mejor época para visitar Queenstown: febrero. Mes-by-month temperature, rainfall and crowd guidance.

🌦️ 4°C now🕔 7:19 PM local📅 Best: febrero👥 16.000

Mejor época para visitar Queenstown

Go in febrero. These months score highest on comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and useful daylight.

Hardest months: junio, septiembre and octubre – expect the least comfortable mix of heat, cold or rain.

enero★★★★
febrero★★★★
marzo★★★★
abril★★★☆☆
may★★★☆☆
junio★★☆☆☆
julio★★☆☆☆
agosto★★★☆☆
septiembre☆☆☆☆
octubre★★☆☆☆
noviembre★★★★
diciembre★★★★

Clima in Queenstown month by month

Average high, average low and total rainfall, based on three years of reanalysis data.

enefebmarabrmayjunjulagosepoctnovdicLine: average high · Bars: rainfall
MesMáx. mediaMín. mediaPrecip.itacionesValoración
enero21°12°132 mm★★★★
febrero21°11°76 mm★★★★
marzo18°10°103 mm★★★★
abril16°130 mm★★★☆☆
may12°98 mm★★★☆☆
junio122 mm★★☆☆☆
julio93 mm★★☆☆☆
agosto61 mm★★★☆☆
septiembre10°343 mm☆☆☆☆
octubre13°255 mm★★☆☆☆
noviembre17°105 mm★★★★
diciembre20°10°143 mm★★★★

Clima type: Temperate. Fuente: Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).

How Queenstown compares con nearby places

Annual averages, and the difference against Queenstown.

PlaceDistanceAvg tempvs hereAnnual rain
Lake Wakatipu2 km10°Cabout the same1661 mm
Wanaka52 km11°C+1°C warmer1535 mm
Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand74 km12°C+2°C warmer5628 mm
Milford Sound74 km12°C+2°C warmer5628 mm
Fiordland National Park85 km10°Cabout the same2197 mm

Mejor época para visitar each airport in Queenstown

1 airports mapped in this atlas

What a pack, what a skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • A warm mid-layer and gloves for early mornings and evenings
  • A packable rain shell – 6 of the next 7 days carry a real chance of rain
Worth avoiding
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid junio, septiembre and octubre – historically the least comfortable months here.

Resumen

Queenstown is a city in Otago. Queenstown is known for Adventure capital by Lake Wakatipu. Tiene una población de aproximadamente 16.000.

Ahora mismo hay 4°C (40°F) in Queenstown con llovizna. La sensación térmica es de 3°C. Hoy las temperaturas van de 4°C a 9°C. La probabilidad de precipitación es del 100%. Las condiciones para hacer turismo obtienen 5.6/10 – aceptable — planifica según el tiempo.

La mejor época para visitar Queenstown is febrero. El clima es temperate. junio, septiembre and octubre suelen ser los meses menos cómodos. enero es el mes más cálido, con máximas medias cercanas a 21°C, mientras agosto es el mes más frío, con mínimas cercanas a 2°C.

El aeropuerto principal más cercano es Queenstown Airport (ZQN), about 6 km away. Entre los lugares destacados cercanos se encuentran Lake Wakatipu, Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand, Milford Sound and Fiordland National Park.

En términos sencillos. Today is about average for agosto. The forecast high of 9°C is in line con the 9°C typical for this month. fishing is the strongest bet in Queenstown today at 9/10. Wet roads are likely; braking distances roughly double in heavy rain.

Compiled from this page's own data: atlas facts plus live Open-Meteo readings.

Tiempo en Queenstown ahora mismo

🌦️
4°C
Llovizna · sensación térmica 3°C
Humedad98%
Viento2 km/h SE
Ráfagas10 km/h
Índice UV0.5 · Bajo
Nubosidad100%
Presión979 hPa
VisibilidadGood · 15 km
Calidad del aire23 · Good
Amanecer7:24 AM
Atardecer6:09 PM
Luna🌔 Waxing gibbous · 94%

Fuente: Open-Meteo. Actualizado 7:19 PM, ago 26 hora local.

⚠️mié., ago 26: heavy rain, 27 mm. Flooding and delays possible.
⚠️jue., ago 27: heavy rain, 34 mm. Flooding and delays possible.
⚠️dom., ago 30: damaging gusts a 87 km/h.

Weekend outlook

sáb.urday, ago 29

🌦️ 10° / 4°

Chubascos ligeros · 65% rain · wind 10 km/h

dom.day, ago 30

🌦️ 8° / 4°

Chubascos ligeros · 98% rain · wind 18 km/h

Cosas que hacer in Queenstown

Atracciones, parks and landmarks in and around Queenstown.

Quick facts about Queenstown

TipoCity
RegionOtago
PaísNueva Zelanda
ContinenteeOceanía
Coordenadas45°1′52.3″S 168°39′45.4″E (-45.0312, 168.6626)
Población16.000
Known forAdventure capital by Lake Wakatipu
Hora local7:19 PM (UTC+12:00)
Mejores mesesfebrero
ClimaTemperate

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Queenstown?

Queenstown is a city in Otago. Its coordinates are -45.0312, 168.6626. It lies in Oceanía.

What is the weather like in Queenstown ahora mismo?

It is currently 4°C (40°F) con llovizna. Humedad is 98% and wind is 2 km/h.

When is the best time a visit Queenstown?

febrero offer the most comfortable conditions in Queenstown, which has a temperate climate. junio, septiembre and octubre are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Queenstown in?

Queenstown observes Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12:00). The hora local is 7:19 PM.

How many people live in Queenstown?

Queenstown has a population of approximately 16.000.

What is the nearest airport a Queenstown?

The closest airports are Queenstown Airport (ZQN), 6 km away.

What are the top things a do in Queenstown?

Popular options include Lake Wakatipu, Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island and Aoraki / Mount Cook.

What places are in Queenstown?

Queenstown covers 1 places in this atlas, including Queenstown Airport.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (cities-world) – coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Pronóstico and observationsOpen-Meteo (ECMWF and national models).
Calidad del aire and pollenCopernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo. US AQI scale.
Clima averagesERA5 reanalysis via the Open-Meteo archive, aggregated over 3 years.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing – the block is simply not shown.

Last updated agosto 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM hora local. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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