Weekly note

New Zealand in June

3 of the 4 destinations in New Zealand are in season in June: 0 a sweet spot, 1 good, 2 ok.

None of these has June as a sweet spot; the one labelled good is the best of the month: Auckland. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for June

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Auckland good 15° cool 10d £1,011 15C max, 10 rainy days
2 Wellington ok 13° cool 10d — 13C max, 10 rainy days
3 Christchurch ok 12° cool 8d — 12C max, 8 rainy days

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

Not this June

Other months for New Zealand

June 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.