Sunshine in Queenstown
🇳🇿 New Zealand · 10k people · 1,708 hours of sun a year · 127 rainy days a year
Best time for sunshine: January (Sunshine Score 61/100), with February close behind. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 121 mm of rain for the month.

Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 121 mm |
| February | 58 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 100 mm |
| March | 47 | 16° / 61°F | 7° / 45°F | 95 mm |
| April | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 98 mm |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 2° / 36°F | 121 mm |
| June | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 103 mm |
| July | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 96 mm |
| August | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 1° / 34°F | 89 mm |
| September | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 110 mm |
| October | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 3° / 37°F | 117 mm |
| November | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 109 mm |
| December | 50 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 120 mm |
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- Blenheim New Zealand · 569 km · best in Feb · 2,190 h sun/yr
- Wellington New Zealand · 640 km · best in Jan · 2,059 h sun/yr
- Palmerston North New Zealand · 767 km · best in Jan · 1,840 h sun/yr