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Queenstown, New Zealand

16k people · 322 m elevation · Köppen Cfb · Southern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high72°F (22°C)71°F (22°C)68°F (20°C)61°F (16°C)55°F (13°C)48°F (9°C)47°F (9°C)51°F (11°C)57°F (14°C)60°F (16°C)64°F (18°C)69°F (21°C)
Average low51°F (11°C)50°F (10°C)48°F (9°C)44°F (7°C)40°F (4°C)35°F (2°C)33°F (1°C)36°F (2°C)39°F (4°C)42°F (5°C)45°F (7°C)49°F (10°C)
Dew point49°F (10°C)50°F (10°C)47°F (9°C)44°F (7°C)40°F (5°C)35°F (2°C)33°F (1°C)35°F (2°C)37°F (3°C)40°F (4°C)43°F (6°C)47°F (8°C)
Rainfall3.7 in (95 mm)2.7 in (69 mm)4.3 in (110 mm)3.6 in (91 mm)4.1 in (105 mm)4.6 in (116 mm)3.9 in (100 mm)3.9 in (98 mm)5.6 in (143 mm)5.2 in (133 mm)3.1 in (80 mm)3.9 in (100 mm)
Rainy days11910101212111113131113
Snowfall0.5 in (1.2 cm)0.4 in (0.9 cm)0.9 in (2.2 cm)2.4 in (6.2 cm)7.6 in (19.4 cm)12.3 in (31.3 cm)12.5 in (31.7 cm)13.6 in (34.6 cm)11.9 in (30.2 cm)10 in (25.5 cm)4.5 in (11.5 cm)1.3 in (3.2 cm)
Sunshine201 h181 h167 h124 h80 h60 h69 h97 h130 h165 h188 h202 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.9°F (+1.1°C)

Models range from +0.9°F (+0.5°C) to +2.6°F (+1.4°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

0 → 0

Warming by month
  • January: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • February: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • March: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • April: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • May: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • June: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • July: +2.0°F (+1.1°C)
  • August: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • September: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • October: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • November: +2.4°F (+1.4°C)
  • December: +2.1°F (+1.1°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.