Queenstown Airport

Airport Airport

IATA Code

ZQN

ICAO Code

NZQN

Airport Type

Medium Airport

Class

International

Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is the primary airport serving Queenstown and Central Otago, New Zealand, handling domestic services and a mix of seasonal international flights. The airport is compact and located relatively close to Queenstown town.

Weather & Climate near Queenstown Airport #

Climate

Queenstown Airport's climate is classified as Oceanic - Oceanic climate with mild summers (peaking in January) and cold winters (coldest in July). Temperatures range from -1°C to 22°C. Moderate rainfall (878 mm/year).

Air Quality: AQI 25 Good

Best Time to Visit

FebruaryMarchApril

Temperature & Rainfall

Temperature Range

27°

Warmest Month

-14°

Coldest Month

Monthly Conditions

January

January is cool with highs of 22°C and lows of 10°C. Regular rainfall (83 mm) and mostly overcast skies.

64 Good

Comfort

16°

Feels Like Cool

16°C

Temperature

10° – 22°

78%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

83 mm

Rainfall

3.5 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

2.1

UV Index

Extreme

15.0h daylight

February

February is cool with highs of 22°C and lows of 9°C. Moderate rainfall (49 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

72 Very Good

Comfort

16°

Feels Like Cool

16°C

Temperature

9° – 22°

79%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

49 mm

Rainfall

3.4 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.8

UV Index

Very High

13.8h daylight

March

March is cool with highs of 19°C and lows of 8°C. Moderate rainfall (74 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

68 Good

Comfort

14°

Feels Like Cool

14°C

Temperature

8° – 19°

82%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

74 mm

Rainfall

3.0 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.1

UV Index

High

12.2h daylight

April

April is cool with highs of 16°C and lows of 5°C. Regular rainfall (81 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

66 Good

Comfort

10°

Feels Like Cool

10°C

Temperature

5° – 16°

87%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

81 mm

Rainfall

3.1 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

0.5

UV Index

Moderate

10.6h daylight

May

May is cold with highs of 11°C and lows of 2°C. Moderate rainfall (76 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

56 Acceptable

Comfort

7°

Feels Like Cold

7°C

Temperature

2° – 11°

92%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

76 mm

Rainfall

3.0 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

0.2

UV Index

Low

9.3h daylight

June

June is cold with highs of 8°C and lows of -1°C. Moderate rainfall (63 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

47 Poor

Comfort

4°

Feels Like Cold

4°C

Temperature

-1° – 8°

94%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

63 mm

Rainfall

2.7 m/s

Wind

Calm

0.1

UV Index

Low

8.6h daylight

July

July is the coolest month with highs of 8°C and lows of -1°C. The wettest month with 89 mm of rain and partly cloudy skies.

45 Poor

Comfort

3°

Feels Like Cold

3°C

Temperature

-1° – 8°

93%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

89 mm

Rainfall

2.6 m/s

Wind

Calm

0.1

UV Index

Low

8.9h daylight

August

August is cold with highs of 10°C and lows of 0°C. Moderate rainfall (67 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

57 Acceptable

Comfort

5°

Feels Like Cold

5°C

Temperature

0° – 10°

91%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

67 mm

Rainfall

2.9 m/s

Wind

Calm

0.3

UV Index

Low

10.1h daylight

September

September is cold with highs of 13°C and lows of 2°C. Moderate rainfall (70 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

58 Acceptable

Comfort

8°

Feels Like Cold

8°C

Temperature

3° – 13°

87%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

70 mm

Rainfall

3.7 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

0.6

UV Index

Moderate

11.6h daylight

October

October is cool with highs of 16°C and lows of 5°C. Regular rainfall (82 mm) and mostly overcast skies.

62 Good

Comfort

10°

Feels Like Cool

10°C

Temperature

5° – 16°

84%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

82 mm

Rainfall

3.8 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.1

UV Index

High

13.2h daylight

November

November is cool with highs of 18°C and lows of 6°C. Moderate rainfall (63 mm) and mostly overcast skies.

64 Good

Comfort

12°

Feels Like Cool

12°C

Temperature

6° – 18°

81%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

63 mm

Rainfall

3.8 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.7

UV Index

Very High

14.7h daylight

December

December is cool with highs of 20°C and lows of 8°C. Regular rainfall (81 mm) and mostly overcast skies.

62 Good

Comfort

14°

Feels Like Cool

14°C

Temperature

9° – 20°

79%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

81 mm

Rainfall

3.8 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

2.1

UV Index

Extreme

15.4h daylight

Nearby Cities #

Queenstown, New Zealand