Weather in Queenstown in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Queenstown in May
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of -1°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 26% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +12°C.
Is Queenstown warm or cold in May?
Queenstown is typically cool in May.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Queenstown:
Climate in Queenstown in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +10°C | +6°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -8°C | -7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +18°C | +16°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 94 mm | 117 mm | 88 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 89% | 92% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting colder in May. From +14°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +10°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 94 mm to 117 mm. Humidity rises from 82% to 89%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 1 sunny days in April to 0 in May.
Next month (June) brings a further decline in the weather.
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 increasing during May, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how May is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last May in Queenstown?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Queenstown in May 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.