New Zealand in March

Warm, stable and quieter: the pick for the South Island and Great Walks.

No other month rates higher than March for New Zealand in this guide.

• Northland and Auckland · Bay of Islands, Auckland, Coromandelbest weather

  Subtropical-mild: humid summers around 24 °C (75 °F), wet but rarely cold winters (14 °C (57 °F) days); showers in any month.Subtropical-mild: humid summers around 75 °F (24 °C), wet but rarely cold winters (57 °F (14 °C) days); showers in any month.

• Central North Island · Rotorua, Taupō, Tongarirobest weather

  The volcanic plateau is high: frosts and snow on the Tongariro Crossing in winter (guided only then); summer is the crossing season.

• Wellington and Marlborough-Nelson · Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Abel Tasmanbest weather

  Nelson and Blenheim are the sunniest towns in the country; Wellington's wind and Cook Strait swell can cancel ferries.

• Southern Alps and lakes · Queenstown, Wānaka, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Tekapobest weather

  Hot dry summers, clear cold winters with ski fields Jun–Sep; chains needed on passes; autumn colour in April.

• West Coast and Fiordland · Franz Josef, Fox, Milford Sound, Te Anaubest weather

  Among the wettest places on earth (Milford gets 6–7 m a year): rain makes the waterfalls, but slips close roads; sandflies all summer.

• Otago coast and far south · Dunedin, the Catlins, Stewart Islandfine

  Cool and changeable year-round; short winter days (about 9 hours of light in June).

• Bay of Islands: Bay of Islands · Paihia, Russell, Kerikeri and the coastfine

  Subtropical: warmest and driest Dec–Mar (25–27 °C (77–81 °F) days), wettest and windiest Jun–Aug. Water is warmest Feb–Mar.Subtropical: warmest and driest Dec–Mar (77–81 °F (25–27 °C) days), wettest and windiest Jun–Aug. Water is warmest Feb–Mar.

• Far Far North: Far Far North · Aupouri Peninsulawarm

  Summer (Dec–Apr) is warm and long‑daylight; winter can be cool and windy, especially on the coast.

• Lower Northland: Coastal Lower Northland · Whangarei area and west coastfine

  Mild maritime climate; warmest Jan–Feb (~22 °C (72 °F)), coolest Jul–Aug (~12 °C (54 °F)). Rainfall spread year‑round.Mild maritime climate; warmest Jan–Feb (~72 °F (22 °C)), coolest Jul–Aug (~54 °F (12 °C)). Rainfall spread year‑round.

• North Island: Auckland and Northland · Upper North Islandfine

  Warmest and wettest part of the island; rain arrives in short heavy showers year-round.

• North Island: Central North Island · Rotorua, Taupō, Tongarirofine

  Inland and higher; frost and snow on the volcanoes in winter (Jul–Aug), which is also the ski season.

• North Island: Wellington · Greater Wellingtonfine

  Wind is the local weather; the ferry across Cook Strait can be cancelled in rough conditions.

• South Island: West Coast · Franz Josef, Fox, Haastrainy

  One of the wettest places in New Zealand — over 2000 mm a year. Rain is normal; plan around it, not against it.

• South Island: Canterbury and Mackenzie Country · Christchurch, Tekapo, Mount Cookfine

  Dry east of the Alps; hot northwesterly winds can push summer temperatures into the 30s. Winter snow closes alpine roads at times.

• South Island: Otago and Southland · Queenstown, Wanaka, Dunedin, Te Anaufine

  Cooler the further south you go; alpine areas are cold in winter and snow-capped much of the year.

• Wairarapa: Wairarapa · Sheltered east of the Rimutaka and Tararua rangesbest weather

  The ranges block the prevailing westerlies, so it is warmer and drier than Wellington. Summer (Dec–Mar) is the reliable window; winter is cool and can bring frost.

• Auckland22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 10 rain days
• Akaroa20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain days
• Alexandra21 °C (70 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 6 rain days
• Arrowtown20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 8 rain days
• Blenheim22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain days
• Bluff17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 13 rain days
• Browns Bay22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
• Cambridge22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 rain days
• Carterton21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain days
• Charleston20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 11 rain days
• Christchurch21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain days
• Collingwood20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain days
• Coromandel22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
• Cromwell21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 7 rain days
• Dannevirke21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain days
• Dargaville22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 8 rain days
• Devonport23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
• Dunedin18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 6 rain days
• Elsthorpe22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain days
• Fairlie19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 8 rain days
• Feilding21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 8 rain days
• Flaxmere22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 6 rain days
• Fox Glacier19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 14 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 14 rain days
• Franz Josef19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 14 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 14 rain days
• Gisborne23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 8 rain days
• Glenorchy20 °C (68 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 9 rain days
• Gore19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 10 rain days
• Granity20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 12 rain days
• Greymouth20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 14 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 14 rain days
• Haast18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 14 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 14 rain days
• Hahei23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
• Hamilton23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
• Hanmer Springs20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 8 rain days
• Hastings24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 8 rain days
• Havelock21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain days
• Havelock North22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 7 rain days
• Hawera21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
• Helensville23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 8 rain days
• Hokitika20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 12 rain days
• Horeke23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 10 rain days
• Invercargill18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 14 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 14 rain days
• Kaiapoi20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain days
• Kaikoura20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain days
• Kaitaia21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 7 rain days
• Karamea20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 11 rain days
• Kerikeri23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 10 rain days
• Kingston19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 9 rain days
• Kohukohu22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain days
• Koutu22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain days
• Kūaotunu23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
• Lake Tekapo19 °C (66 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 8 rain days
• Leigh23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 10 rain days
• Levin20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain days
• Long Bay23 °C (73 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 9 rain days
• Lyttelton20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 7 rain days
• Manapouri19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 12 rain days
• Mangamuka Bridge22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain days
• Mapua20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 9 rain days
• Martinborough22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain days
• Masterton22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain days
• Matamata21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain days
• Mataura18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 11 rain days
• Matawai22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 rain days
• Methven20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain days
• Milford Sound18.5 °C (65 °F) / 9.2 °C (49 °F), 18 rain days65 °F (18.5 °C) / 49 °F (9.2 °C), 18 rain days
• Milton17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 9 rain days
• Morere22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 8 rain days
• Mossburn19 °C (66 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 11 rain days
• Motueka21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 8 rain days
• Murchison20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 9 rain days
• Muriwai22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
• Napier23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 8 rain days
• National Park Village20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 9 rain days
• Nelson21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain days
• New Plymouth21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain days
• Oamaru19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain days
• Ohakune20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 9 rain days
• Omarama20 °C (68 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 8 rain days
• Onekaka20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 rain days
• Opononi22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 8 rain days
• Opotiki22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Otaki20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 rain days
• Paekākāriki21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
• Paihia23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 10 rain days
• Palmerston North21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 10 rain days
• Paraparaumu21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
• Pauanui22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain days
• Picton20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 8 rain days
• Piha22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
• Pirongia23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain days
• Pleasant Point20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 8 rain days
• Port Chalmers19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 9 rain days
• Puhoi23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 10 rain days
• Punakaiki20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 12 rain days
• Queenstown21 °C (70 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 8 rain days
• Raetihi20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 10 rain days
• Raglan23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain days
• Rai Valley21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain days
• Ranfurly20 °C (68 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 6 rain days
• Rangiora20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 7 rain days
• Rawene23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 11 rain days
• Reefton20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 11 rain days
• Renwick22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain days
• Ross18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 13 rain days
• Rotorua21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 rain days
• Russell23 °C (73 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 10 rain days
• Seddon21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain days
• Shannon20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
• Springfield20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 8 rain days
• St Arnaud20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 9 rain days
• Stratford21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 rain days
• Taipa-Mangonui23 °C (73 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 10 rain days
• Tairua23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Takaka21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
• Takapuna22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
• Taradale22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 8 rain days
• Taumarunui20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 9 rain days
• Taupō21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 9 rain days
• Tauranga22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Te Awamutu22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 6 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 6 rain days
• Te Kuiti22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 rain days
• Te Puke23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain days
• Thames23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Timaru20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 8 rain days
• Torbay22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
• Turangi21 °C (70 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 9 rain days
• Twizel20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 8 rain days
• Waihi Beach23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Waikanae22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 7 rain days
• Waipara21 °C (70 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 7 rain days
• Waipukurau23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain days
• Wairoa22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
• Waitomo23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 8 rain days
• Wakefield20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 7 rain days
• Wanaka21 °C (70 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 8 rain days
• Ward20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain days
• Warkworth21 °C (70 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Wellington20 °C (68 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Wellsford22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 8 rain days
• Westport20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 12 rain days
• Whakatane23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Whangamata22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain days
• Whanganui21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
• Whangarei23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 10 rain days
• Whangaroa23 °C (73 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 10 rain days
• Whataroa18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 10 rain days
• Whitianga23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Easter big impact

  Mar–Apr (Good Friday to Easter Monday)

  Most shops closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday by law; roads and holiday towns busy.

Crowds · New Zealand

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Prices · New Zealand

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Rated best or good this month

• Northland and Auckland

  Best weather of the year (Bay of Islands, Auckland, Coromandel)

• Central North Island

  Best weather of the year (Rotorua, Taupō, Tongariro)

• Wellington and Marlborough-Nelson

  Best weather of the year (Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Abel Tasman)

• Southern Alps and lakes

  Best weather of the year (Queenstown, Wānaka, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Tekapo)

• West Coast and Fiordland

  Best weather of the year (Franz Josef, Fox, Milford Sound, Te Anau)

• Auckland

  Warm; good for the water.

• Akaroa

  Best months: Nov–Apr; Dec–Feb is warmest but busiest

• Arrowtown

  Best months: Mar–May (autumn colour), Dec–Mar (summer walking)

• Blenheim

  Best months: Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest

• Bluff

  Best months: Nov–Apr; Mar–Aug for oysters

• Browns Bay

  Best months: Nov–Apr (warm, sunny)

• Cambridge

  Best months: Nov–Apr; Mar–Apr for settled weather and fewer crowds