Weather in Queenstown in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Queenstown in March
Going from a maximum of +23°C during the day to a minimum of +1°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +19°C.
Is Queenstown warm or cold in March?
Queenstown is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +19°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Queenstown:
Climate in Queenstown in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +17°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -2°C | -5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +25°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 97 mm | 112 mm | 94 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 78% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting colder in March. From +19°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +17°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 97 mm to 112 mm. Humidity rises from 75% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 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 March, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Queenstown?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Queenstown in March 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.