Weekly note

New Zealand in October

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

October is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: Christchurch and Wellington.

Ranked for October

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Christchurch sweet spot 16° cool 8d — 16C max, 8 rainy days
2 Wellington sweet spot 15° cool 9d — 15C max, 9 rainy days
3 Queenstown good 14° cool 12d — 14C max, 12 rainy days
4 Auckland ok 17° cool 10d £1,469 17C max, 10 rainy days

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

Other months for New Zealand

October 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.