Weekly note

New Zealand in March

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

March is a sweet spot at 3 of these 4 places: Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown.

Ranked for March

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Auckland sweet spot 22° 7d £719 22C max, 7 rainy days
2 Wellington sweet spot 18° 7d — 18C max, 7 rainy days
3 Queenstown sweet spot 19° 9d — 19C max, 9 rainy days
4 Christchurch goodbusy 19° 6d — busier than usual

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

Other months for New Zealand

March 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.