Queenstown International Airport

NZQN · Otago, New Zealand

Climate Queenstown International Airport 2024-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Queenstown International Airport (NZQN) between 2024 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month 2024
January
February
March 98
April 94
May 94
June 97
July 96
August 96
September
October
November
December
Average 95.7 95.7

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month 2024
January
February
March 100
April 99
May 100
June 100
July 100
August 100
September
October
November
December
Average 99.6 99.6

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month 2024
January
February
March 16
April 16
May 10
June 9
July 9
August 11
September
October
November
December
Average 11.5 11.5

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month 2024
January
February
March 6
April 7
May 2
June 2
July 0
August 2
September
October
November
December
Average 2.6 2.6

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month 2024
January
February
March 2
April 8
May 7
June 4
July 7
August 8
September
October
November
December
Average 6.1 6.1

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month 2024
January
February
March 9
April 8
May 8
June 5
July 5
August 7
September
October
November
December
Average 6.7 6.7

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024
January
February
March 218°
April 225°
May 205°
June 007°
July 244°
August 231°
September
October
November
December

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.