Weather in Queenstown in September 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Queenstown in September
Going from a maximum of +17°C during the day to a minimum of -3°C during the night, the temperature in September averages around +10°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +8°C.
Is Queenstown warm or cold in September?
Queenstown is typically cool in September.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +6°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from 0°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how September is compared to other months in Queenstown:
Climate in Queenstown in September
| August | September | October | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +9°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -10°C | -9°C | -7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +19°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 86 mm | 114 mm | 130 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 91% | 86% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
September often has better weather than August. It’s getting warmer as September arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +6°C to +9°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 86 mm to 114 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 91% to 86%. Winds are stronger in comparison to August, going up from 0 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
October 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 September, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how September is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last September in Queenstown?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Queenstown in September 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.
FAQ
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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.