Snapshot
- Queenstown is an established international four-season resort with a diverse number of experiences on offer. There are hundreds of attractions from bungy jumping to arts trails, a full range of accommodation from campsites to major hotels and luxury lodges, and a compact town centre
- In winter, Queenstown and the surrounding region turns into an alpine playground, with skiing and snowboarding opportunities everywhere as well as the annual Queenstown Winter Festival
- Milford and Doubtful Sounds in Fiordland National Park are a day trip distance from Queenstown, a range of multi-day tramping tracks, including the Routeburn, Hollyford, Greenstone and Rees-Dart, are within driving distance from Queenstown
Key Centres
- Queenstown: a four season lake and alpine resort
- Arrowtown: an authentic goldmining town, 20 minutes drive from Queenstown
- Glenorchy: at the head of Wakatipu, a 35-minute, scenic drive from Queenstown. Starting point for some of the region’s multi-day walking tracks
Climate
Mean daily temperatures - degrees Centigrade/Fahrenheit
Queenstown:
| HIGH |
LOW |
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HIGH |
LOW |
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HIGH |
LOW |
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HIGH |
LOW |
Summer
(Dec-Feb) |
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Autumn
(Mar-May) |
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Winter
(Jun-Aug) |
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Spring
(Sep-Nov) |
| 22/72 |
10/50 |
|
16/61 |
6/43 |
|
9/48 |
0/32 |
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17/63 |
5/41 |
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