Weather in Queenstown in January 2025
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Queenstown
Average weather
Average temperature in Queenstown in January
Going from a maximum of +29°C during the day to a minimum of +7°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +26°C.
Is Queenstown warm or cold in January?
Queenstown is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +18°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +9°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is one of the warmest months in Queenstown, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Queenstown in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +19°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | 0°C | -2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 137 mm | 133 mm | 97 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 74% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 21 | 19 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +18°C to +19°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 137 mm to 133 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 1 to 2.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Queenstown is gradually decreasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Queenstown?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Queenstown in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+11°C) and the highest in 2020 (+14°C). The driest year was 2017 with only 1002 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1988 with 1607 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Queenstown
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Queenstown, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.