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Queenstown 2026 lodging heat

20262027

Queenstown follows a Southern Hemisphere clock: about Dec–Feb (local summer/outdoors) lifts rates, while about Aug–Sep samples softer. Ski season still matters, but summer outdoor demand is often the tighter squeeze.

City:

January 2026

2 public holidays
4-day weekend1/1–1/4
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01-01New Year's DayHigh01-02Day after New Year's DayHigh

February 2026

1 public holidays
3-day weekend2/6–2/8
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02-06Waitangi DayHigh

March 2026

No public holidays this month
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April 2026

3 public holidays
4-day weekend4/3–4/63-day weekend4/25–4/27
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04-03Good FridayMedium04-06Easter MondayMedium04-27Anzac DayHigh

May 2026

No public holidays this month
3-day weekend5/30–6/1
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June 2026

1 public holidays
3-day weekend5/30–6/1
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06-01King's BirthdayMedium

July 2026

1 public holidays
3-day weekend7/10–7/12
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261.3
271.3
281.3
291.4
302.1
311.5
07-01 to 07-14Matariki public eventsTravel tipHigh07-10MatarikiHigh

August 2026

No public holidays this month
11.4
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51.3
61.7
71.3
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101.5
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121.5
131.5
141.9
151.5
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181.3
191.3
201.3
211.3
221.3
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241.3
251.4
261.4
271.6
281.5
291.4
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September 2026

No public holidays this month
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21.3
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81.4
91.4
101.5
111.6
121.5
131.3
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181.3
191.3
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211.3
221.3
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24
251.4
261.4
271.4
281.6
291.7
301.8

October 2026

1 public holidays
3-day weekend10/24–10/26
11.9
21.4
31.5
41.8
51.6
61.7
71.7
81.4
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151.3
161.3
171.4
181.4
191.4
201.5
211.5
221.4
231.3
241.7
251.8
261.7
271.4
281.4
291.5
301.5
311.3
10-26Labour DayMedium

November 2026

No public holidays this month
11.5
21.7
31.6
42.0
52.0
61.7
71.8
81.7
91.7
101.9
112.1
122.0
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152.1
161.9
172.0
182.3
192.4
201.9
212.2
222.0
231.9
241.6
252.0
262.0
271.6
281.8
291.7
301.9

December 2026

2 public holidays
4-day weekend12/25–12/28
11.7
21.9
31.6
41.9
51.7
61.6
71.7
81.9
91.7
101.6
111.5
121.5
131.7
141.5
151.7
161.6
171.6
181.7
191.9
201.8
212.0
221.9
232.4
242.2
252.1
262.5
272.7
282.9
293.2
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12-25Christmas DayHigh12-28Boxing DayMedium12-31New Year / summer peakTravel tipHigh

Index ≈ 1.0 is each hotel’s sample off-peak baseline; shown when >1.2. Sampled reference, not live city-wide rates