Weather in Queenstown in June 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Queenstown in June
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -5°C during the night, the temperature in June averages around +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +4°C.
Is Queenstown warm or cold in June?
Queenstown is typically cool in June.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +10°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
June is one of the coolest months in Queenstown, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Queenstown in June
| May | June | July | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +6°C | +5°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -8°C | -7°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +16°C | +12°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 117 mm | 88 mm | 78 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 89% | 92% | 92% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
June typically has worse weather conditions compared to May. It’s getting colder in June. From +10°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +6°C. As June arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 117 mm to 88 mm. Humidity rises from 89% to 92%. Winds are calmer in comparison to May, going down from 1 m/s to 0 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
July brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 0 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Queenstown is gradually decreasing during June, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
June is one of the snowiest months in Queenstown.
Here’s how June is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last June in Queenstown?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Queenstown in June 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.
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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.