Best time to visit Mount Olympus Ski Area

The climate in Mount Olympus Ski Area through the year

When to go

No month in Mount Olympus Ski Area reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. February comes closest with 57 out of 100. A typical February day reaches 16°C and the night falls to 4°C, with rain on about 10 days and clear sky 41 % of the time. January is a fair alternative, with scores of 56. The lowest score is in October (24), when days are cool at around 10°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are moderate: daytime highs go from 3°C in July to 16°C in January. Nights typically drop below freezing in May–October. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 126 mm in February to 233 mm in October (about 2,120 mm in all). Snow typically lies on the ground in June–August, deepest in August (about 20 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9 hours in June to 15.5 hours in December. Mount Olympus Ski Area lies about 1,400 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 9 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Mount Olympus Ski Area scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): January–March, up to 76
• Hiking (10–22 °C): February–April, up to 69
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): September–May, up to 87

How it compares

Of the 37 destinations Eddigo covers in New Zealand, Mount Olympus Ski Area is the 4th coolest over the year and the 5th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 2 for a typical destination in the country. In February, when Mount Olympus Ski Area scores 57, Temple Basin (32 km away) scores 55 and Mount Potts (65 km away) scores 54. In October, when Mount Olympus Ski Area is at its lowest, Christchurch scores 64 and lies 90 km away. See where to go in February for the best destinations that month.