Queenstown weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Queenstown is expected to be 16°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Queenstown, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

  • Tuesday
    15th Sep
    Broken clouds
  • Wednesday
    16th Sep
    Cloudy with some rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    17th Sep
    Sunshine and showers (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    18th Sep
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    19th Sep
    Sunshine and showers (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 15th September 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 Tuesday 15th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °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
  • 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 Wednesday 16th September 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 100% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °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
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the South13
    kph wind from S

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Queenstown weather for Thursday 17th September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 37% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 37% chance of some rain37
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 7°C wind chill7
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the West18
    kph wind from W

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Queenstown weather for Friday 18th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the west.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 70% chance of some rain70
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the West20
    kph wind from W

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Queenstown weather for Saturday 19th September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the west.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 80% chance of some rain80
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 13°C wind chill13
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the West25
    kph wind from W

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