Region in Nýja-Sjáland

Otago Veður Spá

Otago weather: 22°C, skýjað. Á klukkustund forecast, 14-day outlook, UV, air quality and the best time til visit.

☁️ 22°C now🕔 1:05 PM local📅 Best: janúar, febrúar, mars, apríl and nóvember👥 255.000

Weekend outlook

sun.day, okt 25

🌦️ 23° / 14°

Light showers · 25% rain · wind 26 km/h

lau.urday, okt 31

🌦️ 10° / 4°

Light drizzle · 32% rain · wind 18 km/h

Best time til go outside today

9 AM - 12 PM · comfort score 9.3/10

The best window til be outside is roughly 9 AM til 12 PM, when temperature, rain chance and wind line up best.

Is today a good day til visit?

Activity scores from 0 til 10 based on temperature, rain, wind, sun and visibility.

Sightseeing9.1
Outdoors9.1
Beach day6.5
Swimming5.1
Hiking9.1
Running7.4
Cycling9
Camping8.7
Fishing9.5
Photography7.4
Stargazing6.1
Family time9.1
Driving8.8
Flying out8.7

Active alerts for Otago

⚠️mán., okt 26: damaging gusts til 80 km/h.
⚠️þri., okt 27: damaging gusts til 64 km/h.
⚠️fim., okt 29: damaging gusts til 74 km/h.
⚠️fös., okt 30: damaging gusts til 81 km/h.

Derived from the forecast. No official alert feed is wired for this country yet.

What til pack, what til skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • Layers - the daily swing is 19°C, so mornings feel nothing like afternoons
  • A warm mid-layer and gloves for early mornings and evenings
  • A packable rain shell - 4 of the next 7 days carry a real chance of rain
Worth avoiding
  • Avoid exposed ridgelines, small boats and rooftop viewpoints while gusts stay above 54 km/h.
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid júní, júlí and október - historically the least comfortable months here.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Otago?

Otago is a region in Nýja-Sjáland. Its coordinates are -45.8788, 170.5028. It lies in Eyjaálfa.

What is the weather like in Otago núna?

It is currently 22°C (71°F) með skýjað. Raki is 50% and wind is 8 km/h.

When is the best time til visit Otago?

janúar, febrúar, mars, apríl and nóvember offer the most comfortable conditions in Otago, which has a temperate climate. júní, júlí and október are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Otago in?

Otago observes Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13:00). The local time is 1:05 PM.

How many people live in Otago?

Otago has a population of approximately 255.000.

What is the nearest airport til Otago?

The closest airports are Queenstown Airport (ZQN), 167 km away.

What are the top things til do in Otago?

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

What places are in Otago?

Otago covers 4 places in this atlas, including Dunedin, Queenstown, Wanaka and Lake Wakatipu.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (nz-regions) - coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Spá and observationsOpen-Meteo (ECMWF and national models).
Loftgæði and pollenCopernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo. US AQI scale.
Loftslag 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 október 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM local time. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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