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This data the coastal Queenstown water temperature today, tomorrow and the upcoming days. Besides, you can also get information about the weather and surf forecast, as well as the data on sunrise / sunset and moonrise / moonset at a given point on any given day.

Current water temperature in Queenstown

Water temperature in Queenstown today is 5°C. Based on our historical data over a period of ten years, the warmest water in this day in Queenstown was recorded in 2021 and was 9°C, and the coldest 5°C. Water temperature in Queenstown is expected to rise to 6.4°C in the next 10 days. September average water temperature in Queenstown is 6.7°C, the minimum temperature is 4°C, and the maximum is 10°C.

Throughout the year, the water temperature in Queenstown does not rise above 20°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. But on some days of January, February, the water temperature warms up to 20°C and above. The average water temperature in Queenstown in winter reaches 4.9°C, in spring 9.2°C, in summer the average temperature rises to 15.8°C, and in autumn it is 11.3°C.

Queenstown water temperature now


5 September 2025
today temp
5°C
4 September 2025
yesterday temp
5°C


Current temperature and weather

Data in a table show Queenstown temperature today (5 September 2025). For more information and forecast for a few days, go to the weather forecast Queenstown.

0-3 h3-6 h6-9 h9-12 h
2.5°C2.4°C2.6°C3.8°C
12-15 h15-18 h18-21 h21-24 h
4.3°C3.5°C2.2°C-0.4°C

You may also be interested in other sections of our site for Queenstown: Sunrise and Sunset

Queenstown water temperature by month

These figures shows the average, minimum and maximum monthly water temperature in Queenstown. In addition to the table values, the graph below displays of changes average surface temperature during the year. Values are calculated based on the data over the past 10 years. Using them, you can check the water temperature in Queenstown on any day of this period that interests you. Click on the month link and you will see a table for each day, or alternatively you can view the temperature curve of the month and select 2 different years you want to compare, either in a table or as a curve

MonthAvrMinMax
January16.7°C12°C22°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in January
February16.1°C12°C20°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in February
March14.2°C3°C18°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in March
April11.1°C7°C16°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in April
May8.5°C3°C13°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in May
June5.5°C3°C9°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in June
July4.5°C3°C7°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in July
August4.7°C3°C7°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in August
September6.7°C4°C10°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in September
October8.7°C5°C14°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in October
November12.3°C8°C17°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in November
December14.6°C11°C19°Ccold
Water temperature in Queenstown in December

Chart monthly average water temperature in Queenstown

Water temperature in Queenstown

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