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Where to go in New Zealand in summer

Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February south of the equator. These are the places in New Zealand where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Summer in the north: June to August

None of these places is a sweet spot or good in two or more of June, July and August.

Fewer than two good months

Summer in South Asia: March to May

3 of the 4 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 2 of them in each of the three.

  1. Auckland New Zealand March: sweet spotApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 17–22°C
  2. Christchurch New Zealand March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 14–19°C
  3. Wellington New Zealand March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–18°C

Fewer than two good months

Summer in the south: December to February

4 of the 4 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February; 1 of them in each of the three.

  1. Christchurch New Zealand December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 20–21°C
  2. Auckland New Zealand December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 22–23°C
  3. Wellington New Zealand December: okJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 18–20°C
  4. Queenstown New Zealand December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 20–21°C

New Zealand, season by season

Summer elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank