Queenstown weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Queenstown is expected to be 18°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Queenstown, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 14th March 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New Zealand (Queenstown) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Queenstown weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Queenstown for the next 5 days.

Queenstown weather for Sunday 15th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the west.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 18°C wind chill18
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the West20
    kph wind from W

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Queenstown weather for Monday 16th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the West23
    kph wind from W

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Queenstown weather for Tuesday 17th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the West16
    kph wind from W

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Queenstown weather for Wednesday 18th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-east.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 79% chance of some rain79
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the North-East19
    kph wind from NE

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Queenstown weather for Thursday 19th March 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 21°C wind chill21
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South-West15
    kph wind from SW

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