Queenstown weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Queenstown is expected to be 10°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Queenstown, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

  • Wednesday
    26th Aug
    Cloudy with some rain (20-30 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    27th Aug
    Cloudy with some rain (30-40 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    28th Aug
    Sunshine and showers (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    29th Aug
    Sunshine and showers (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Sunday
    30th Aug
    Mostly cloudy with rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 25th August 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 Wednesday 26th August 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 100% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 4°C minimum temperature4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 100% chance of some rain100
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the East13
    kph wind from E

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Queenstown weather for Thursday 27th August 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the east.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 4°C minimum temperature4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 99% chance of some rain99
    % chance of some rain
  • 30-40 mm of rainfall expected<40
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the East17
    kph wind from E

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Queenstown weather for Friday 28th August 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 51% chance of some rain51
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the West12
    kph wind from W

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Queenstown weather for Saturday 29th August 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 58% chance of some rain58
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the North-West17
    kph wind from NW

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Queenstown weather for Sunday 30th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 86% chance of some rain86
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the West28
    kph wind from W

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