New Zealand

Wanaka in November

Historical averages 2016–2025 · not a forecast

November weather in Wanaka

November in Wanaka averages daily highs of 18°C and lows of 9°C, with 12 hours of sunshine a day and rain on about 13 of 30 days.

Daily high
18°C average
Overnight low
9°C average
Rain days
13 of 30 days with at least 1 mm (44% rain-day chance)
Sunshine
12 hours a day
Daylight
15 hours calculated day length

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Wanaka in November

November in Wanaka: average highs of 18°C, lows of 9°C and 12 hours of sunshine a day. A starting point for planning around the historical weather.

November in Wanaka, New Zealand, brings average daily highs of 18°C and overnight lows of 9°C in the 2016–2025 historical record. Pack clothes you can layer as conditions change. The average leaves room for both warmer and cooler days, so a flexible walking plan is more useful than deciding every outdoor stop before you arrive.

In the record, at least 1 mm of rain or snow falls on 13 of 30 days on average, a daily chance of 44%. Give wet-weather alternatives a proper place in the itinerary. Arrange outdoor plans so you can move them between days, and pack a rain layer rather than relying on a completely dry run of weather.

The calculated day length, sunrise to sunset, averages about 15 hours. Sunshine averages 12 hours a day. The longer daylight window gives you more choice about when to be outside; it does not mean every part of the day will be sunny. Sunshine is a separate measure, and those hours need not arrive in one uninterrupted stretch.

For nature trips or walks, keep the longest outings movable and check route conditions locally; a monthly climate average cannot establish whether a particular path is accessible. If food is a reason for the trip, leave time around meals rather than filling every gap with another journey. Check the places you choose for current opening hours.

December has an average daily high of 20°C, 2°C higher than November. Its historical rain-day chance is 47%, compared with 44% this month. If your dates are flexible, compare those trade-offs with the kind of days you want. Neither set of averages predicts the conditions of one particular holiday.

Sources

Open-Meteo · 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
  • Averages of every day in November, on local days. Every year is weighted equally.
  • A rain day has at least 1 mm, snow included. Daylight is calculated from latitude, sunrise to sunset; sunshine hours are separate.