{
  "name": "Queenstown",
  "type": "city",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/cities/queenstown/",
  "summary": "Lakeside resort town in Otago, the base for Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Cardrona.",
  "location": {
    "country": "New Zealand",
    "region": "Otago",
    "latitude": -45.03,
    "longitude": 168.66
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "city": 318
  },
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-11-13T10:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "city": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 10,
        "windKmh": 6,
        "gustKmh": 13,
        "freezingLevelM": 2300,
        "cloudCoverPercent": 23
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Tonight",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": null,
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": null,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 13,
          "freezingLevelM": 2300
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 71,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 22
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 22,
          "freezingLevelM": 2600
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 91,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 57,
          "freezingLevelM": 2800
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 75,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 16
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 48,
          "freezingLevelM": 1950
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 72,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 15
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 36,
          "freezingLevelM": 1600
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 65,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 14
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 52,
          "freezingLevelM": 1650
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Sunny",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 26,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 1,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 18
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 33,
          "freezingLevelM": 1700
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 20 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Sunny",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 28,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 3,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 20
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 21 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 91,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 22 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 60,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 21
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 23 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Sunny",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 37,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 24
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 24 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 53,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 12,
            "max": 23
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 25 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 56,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 18
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 26 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 97,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 15
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "23:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+13"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "city centre",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 0,
      "february": 0,
      "march": 0.4,
      "april": 0.7,
      "may": 2,
      "june": 2.9,
      "july": 4.5,
      "august": 4.1,
      "september": 5.4,
      "october": 3.2,
      "november": 1.2,
      "december": 0.3
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 0,
      "february": 0,
      "march": 1,
      "april": 2,
      "may": 8,
      "june": 13,
      "july": 18,
      "august": 13,
      "september": 23,
      "october": 16,
      "november": 5,
      "december": 1
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": 12.6,
        "high": 21.3
      },
      "february": {
        "low": 12.4,
        "high": 20.6
      },
      "march": {
        "low": 10.8,
        "high": 18.6
      },
      "april": {
        "low": 8,
        "high": 14.9
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 5.6,
        "high": 11.5
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 2.8,
        "high": 7.4
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 1.8,
        "high": 6.7
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 2.3,
        "high": 8
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 3.5,
        "high": 10.5
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 5.7,
        "high": 13.6
      },
      "november": {
        "low": 8.5,
        "high": 17.2
      },
      "december": {
        "low": 10.9,
        "high": 19.4
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016": 191,
      "2017": 57,
      "2018": 133,
      "2019": 59,
      "2020": 48,
      "2021": 52,
      "2022": 102,
      "2023": 112,
      "2024": 108,
      "2025": 139
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 9,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Queenstown on Wikidata",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613602"
    },
    {
      "label": "Elevation from the Open-Meteo terrain model at the city centre coordinates",
      "url": "https://open-meteo.com/en/docs/elevation-api"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}