Weather in Queenstown in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Queenstown in October
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of -3°C during the night, the temperature in October averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +17°C.
Is Queenstown warm or cold in October?
Queenstown is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +9°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +4°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Queenstown:
Climate in Queenstown in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +12°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -9°C | -7°C | -7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +22°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 114 mm | 130 mm | 120 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 81% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 18 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting warmer as October arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +9°C to +12°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 114 mm to 130 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in October, from 0 to 1.
November 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 decreasing during October, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how October is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last October in Queenstown?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Queenstown in October 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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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.