How warm does Stewart Island get?

Typical daytime highs in Stewart Island are Mar–May 15°C (60°F), Jun–Aug 10°C (51°F), Sep–Nov 14°C (57°F), Dec–Feb 18°C (64°F).

Is Stewart Island expensive?

On the ground, Stewart Island is high-end.

Oceania / New Zealand

Stewart Island

Q: What sort of trip is Stewart Island good for?

Stewart Island is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, moving about and doing things, an unhurried pace, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.

Stewart Island · New Zealand · Invercargill

New Zealand's third island, with more kiwi birds than people and a night walk that all but guarantees a sighting in the wild, a tiny fishing village as the only settlement, and a wilderness track considered one of the country's great remote walks.

The best time to visit Stewart Island is Dec–Feb, when typical daytime highs reach about 10°C (51°F). Local time there is 01:53 (UTC+12).

Best time to go

Dec–Feb

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

IVC · Invercargill

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting moving about and doing things an unhurried pace the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing

In season

January February December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High4 to 24°C39 to 75°F Rain0 to 140mm0 to 5.5in

January · high 65°F · rain 3.9in · 15.4h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Invercargill, this page’s gateway

Stewart Island month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	19°C65°F	99mm3.9in	15.4h15.4h	in the recommended window
February	19°C65°F	112mm4.4in	14.1h14.1h	in the recommended window
March	18°C64°F	89mm3.5in	12.6h12.6h
April	15°C59°F	106mm4.2in	10.8h10.8h
May	13°C56°F	109mm4.3in	9.4h9.4h
June	10°C51°F	94mm3.7in	8.6h8.6h
July	10°C49°F	104mm4.1in	8.9h8.9h
August	11°C52°F	97mm3.8in	10.2h10.2h
September	12°C54°F	137mm5.4in	11.9h11.9h
October	14°C57°F	124mm4.9in	13.5h13.5h
November	16°C60°F	122mm4.8in	15.0h15.0h
December	17°C62°F	120mm4.7in	15.8h15.8h	in the recommended window

Good to know

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Language: Māori, English
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