When to go · Queenstown
Queenstown in March
Great month. Inside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Queenstown in this guide.
Weather in March
- QueenstownHighs around 19.9 °C (68 °F), lows around 7.6 °C (46 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 68 °F (19.9 °C), lows around 46 °F (7.6 °C), rain on about 16 days
Festivals and holidays
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 (26–29 Mar 2027) · Australia
Four-day weekend plus school holidays; roads out of cities jam; Good Friday closures.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Australia overall
- Medium
Australia overall: Warm seas, calmer crowds in the south; the north is still wet.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Queenstown, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 19.9 °C (68 °F)68 °F (19.9 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Mar: 7.6 °C (46 °F)46 °F (7.6 °C)
Jan: 8.3 °C (47 °F)47 °F (8.3 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 16
Jan: 15 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 2
March: Inside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.
January: Inside Queenstown's best window: Dec–Apr.
Queenstown: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast