Best time to visit Whakapapa skifield

The climate in Whakapapa skifield through the year

When to go

No month in Whakapapa skifield reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. February comes closest with 46 out of 100. A typical February day reaches 14°C and the night falls to 3°C, with rain on about 11 days and clear sky 40 % of the time. The lowest score is in July (15), when days are cool at around 2°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are moderate: daytime highs go from 2°C in July to 14°C in January. Nights typically drop below freezing in April–November. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 105 mm in January to 200 mm in June (about 1,860 mm in all).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9.5 hours in June to 15 hours in December. Whakapapa skifield lies about 1,750 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 11 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. Whakapapa skifield scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): January and February, up to 69
• Hiking (10–22 °C): February, up to 67
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): October–April, up to 86

How it compares

Of the 37 destinations Eddigo covers in New Zealand, Whakapapa skifield is the coolest over the year and the 9th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 2 for a typical destination in the country. In February, when Whakapapa skifield scores 46, Manganui (126 km away) scores 70 and Rotorua (136 km away) scores 76. See where to go in February for the best destinations that month.