Queenstown weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Queenstown is expected to be 11°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Queenstown, New Zealand for more weather parameters.

  • Thursday
    30th Jul
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    31st Jul
    Cloudy with sleet or snow (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    1st Aug
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Sunday
    2nd Aug
    Scattered clouds
  • Monday
    3rd Aug
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 29th July 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 Thursday 30th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °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 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 90% chance of some rain90
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 11°C wind chill11
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the North-West17
    kph wind from NW

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Queenstown weather for Friday 31st July 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 91% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • 0°C minimum temperature0
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 91% chance of some sleet or snow91
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected<20
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • 4°C wind chill4
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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Queenstown weather for Saturday 1st August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 36% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • -1°C minimum temperature-1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 36% chance of some rain36
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 3°C wind chill3
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the West13
    kph wind from W

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Queenstown weather for Sunday 2nd August 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • -1°C minimum temperature-1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the West13
    kph wind from W

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Queenstown weather for Monday 3rd August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Queenstown, New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 40% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 40% chance of some rain40
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 7°C wind chill7
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the West15
    kph wind from W

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