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Best Time și Visit Aoraki / Mount Cook

Cea mai bună perioadă Aoraki / Mount Cook: ianuarie, februarie and decembrie. Lună-by-month temperature, rainfall and crowd guidance.

🌙 -12°C now🕔 11:27 PM local📅 Best: ianuarie, februarie and decembrie⛰ 3.724 m

Cea mai bună perioadă Aoraki / Mount Cook

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

Hardest months: mai, iunie and iulie - expect the least comfortable mix of heat, cold or rain.

ianuarie★☆☆☆☆
februarie★☆☆☆☆
martie★☆☆☆☆
aprilie★☆☆☆☆
mai★☆☆☆☆
iunie★☆☆☆☆
iulie★☆☆☆☆
august★☆☆☆☆
septembrie★☆☆☆☆
octombrie★☆☆☆☆
noiembrie★☆☆☆☆
decembrie★☆☆☆☆

Climă in Aoraki / Mount Cook month by month

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

ianfebmaraprmaiiuniulaugsepoctnoidecLine: average high · Bars: rainfall
LunăAvg highAvg lowPloaiefallRating
ianuarie-3°-9°414 mm★☆☆☆☆
februarie-3°-9°217 mm★☆☆☆☆
martie-5°-11°263 mm★☆☆☆☆
aprilie-7°-12°451 mm★☆☆☆☆
mai-10°-15°327 mm★☆☆☆☆
iunie-12°-18°414 mm★☆☆☆☆
iulie-13°-18°342 mm★☆☆☆☆
august-13°-18°442 mm★☆☆☆☆
septembrie-13°-18°542 mm★☆☆☆☆
octombrie-11°-16°668 mm★☆☆☆☆
noiembrie-9°-14°397 mm★☆☆☆☆
decembrie-6°-12°441 mm★☆☆☆☆

Climă type: Polar. Sursă: Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).

How Aoraki / Mount Cook compares cu nearby places

Annual averages, and the difference against Aoraki / Mount Cook.

PlaceDistanceAvg tempvs hereAnnual rain
South Island49 km8°C+19°C warmer1500 mm
Wanaka147 km11°C+22°C warmer1496 mm
West Coast154 km12°C+23°C warmer3041 mm
Queenstown Airport194 km10°C+21°C warmer1625 mm
Queenstown198 km10°C+21°C warmer1645 mm

What și pack, what și skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • A warm mid-layer and gloves for early mornings and evenings
  • Insulated outer layer, hat and boots cu grip for ice
  • A packable rain shell - 6 of the next 7 days carry a real chance of rain
Worth avoiding
  • Avoid high-elevation trails without traction devices - frozen surfaces persist in shade all day.
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid mai, iunie and iulie - historically the least comfortable months here.

Rezumat

Aoraki / Mount Cook is a mountain in Canterbury. Aoraki / Mount Cook is a mountain known as New Zealand's highest mountain. It sits at 3.724 m above sea level.

Acum sunt -12°C (11°F) in Aoraki / Mount Cook cu senin. Temperatura resimțită este -16°C. Astăzi temperaturile variază între -16°C și -9°C. Probabilitatea de precipitații este de 0%. Sightseeing conditions score 5/10 - marginal.

Cea mai bună perioadă pentru a vizita Aoraki / Mount Cook is ianuarie, februarie and decembrie. Clima este polar. mai, iunie and iulie tend și be the least comfortable months. ianuarie is the warmest month cu average highs near -3°C, while august is the coldest cu lows near -18°C.

The closest major airport is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), about 194 km away. Nearby highlights include South Island, Lake Wakatipu, Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand and Milford Sound.

Pe scurt. Today is slightly warmer than average for octombrie. The forecast high of -9°C is 2°C above the -11°C typical for this month. The best window și be outside is roughly 7 AM și 10 AM, when temperature, rain chance and wind line up best. outdoors is the strongest bet in Aoraki / Mount Cook today at 7.4/10. Vizibilitate is down și 0,3 km - use low beams and leave extra following distance. Overnight lows near -16°C mean ice is possible on bridges before dawn.

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

Vremea în Aoraki / Mount Cook acum

🌙
-12°C
Senin · feels like -16°C
Umiditate82%
Vânt3 km/h NE
Rafale26 km/h
Indice UV0 · Scăzut
Nebulozitate0%
Presiune653 hPa
VizibilitateVery poor · 0 km
Calitatea aerului26 · Good
Răsărit6:33 AM
Apus8:14 PM
Lună🌕 Full moon · 97%

Open-Meteo Updated 11:27 PM, oct 25 local time.

⚠️sâm, oct 24: freezing overnight, -16°C (4°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️dum, oct 25: freezing overnight, -16°C (4°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️dum, oct 25: damaging gusts și 71 km/h.
⚠️lun, oct 26: freezing overnight, -11°C (13°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️lun, oct 26: heavy rain, 168 mm. Flooding and delays possible.
⚠️lun, oct 26: damaging gusts și 147 km/h.

Weekend outlook

sâmurday, oct 24

🌥️ -9° / -16°

Ceață · 0% rain · wind 6 km/h

dumday, oct 25

🌦️ -9° / -16°

Burniță · 59% rain · wind 10 km/h

Lucruri de făcut in Aoraki / Mount Cook

Atracții, parks and landmarks in and around Aoraki / Mount Cook.

Quick facts about Aoraki / Mount Cook

TipMountain
RegionCanterbury
ȚarăNoua Zeelandă
ContinentOceania
Coordonate43°35′42″S 170°8′30.5″E (-43.595, 170.1418)
Elevation3.724 m
Known forNew Zealand's highest mountain
Ora locală11:27 PM (UTC+13:00)
Best monthsianuarie, februarie and decembrie
ClimăPolar

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aoraki / Mount Cook?

Aoraki / Mount Cook is a mountain in Canterbury. Its coordinates are -43.595, 170.1418. It lies in Oceania.

What is the weather like in Aoraki / Mount Cook acum?

It is currently -12°C (11°F) cu senin. Umiditate is 82% and wind is 3 km/h.

When is the best time și visit Aoraki / Mount Cook?

ianuarie, februarie and decembrie offer the most comfortable conditions in Aoraki / Mount Cook, which has a polar climate. mai, iunie and iulie are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Aoraki / Mount Cook in?

Aoraki / Mount Cook observes Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13:00). The local time is 11:27 PM.

What is the nearest airport și Aoraki / Mount Cook?

The closest airports are Queenstown Airport (ZQN), 194 km away.

What are the top things și do in Aoraki / Mount Cook?

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

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (mountains) - coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Prognoză and observationsOpen-Meteo (ECMWF and national models).
Calitatea aerului and pollenCopernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo. US AQI scale.
Climă 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 octombrie 25, 2026 at 11:27 PM local time. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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