Weather in Queenstown in November 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Queenstown in November
Going from a maximum of +23°C during the day to a minimum of +1°C during the night, the temperature in November averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +16°C.
Is Queenstown warm or cold in November?
Queenstown is typically mild in November.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +12°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +4°C to +6°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how November is compared to other months in Queenstown:
Climate in Queenstown in November
| October | November | December | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +15°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -7°C | -7°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +26°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 130 mm | 120 mm | 137 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 76% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 21 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
November weather is still as ok as in October. It’s getting warmer as November arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +12°C to +15°C during the day. As November arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 130 mm to 120 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 81% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during November, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
December brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Queenstown is gradually increasing during November, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last November in Queenstown?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Queenstown in November 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.