Weekly note

New Zealand in February

4 of the 4 destinations in New Zealand are in season in February: 2 a sweet spot, 2 good, 0 ok.

February is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: Wellington and Queenstown.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Auckland goodbusy 23° 6d £938 busier than usual
2 Christchurch goodbusy 21° 5d — busier than usual
3 Wellington sweet spotbusy 20° 6d — busier than usual
4 Queenstown sweet spotbusy 21° 8d — busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for February departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for February departures.

Other months for New Zealand

February elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about New Zealand as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.