Oceania

New Zealand: weather & best time to visit

2 destinations with long-term climate data. Best time to visit overall: November – March.

Weather by month

Daytime highs and sea temperatures range across the destinations; the score is their average. Best months are marked.

MonthScoreAirSeaBest weather
JanuaryJan8319–22°21°Auckland
FebruaryFeb8419–23°21°Auckland
MarchMar7917–21°21°Auckland
AprilApr6713–19°20°Auckland
MayMay469–17°18°Auckland
JuneJun335–15°16°Auckland
JulyJul304–14°15°Auckland
AugustAug325–14°14°Auckland
SeptemberSep428–15°15°Auckland
OctoberOct5411–17°16°Auckland
NovemberNov7315–18°17°Auckland
DecemberDec7617–21°19°Auckland

Destinations2

  • Auckland

    City breakBest time to visit:Nov – Apr

  • Queenstown

    Mountain airBest time to visit:Dec – Mar

New Zealand month by month

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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)