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Fiordland weather in February

Thinking about venturing to Fiordland this February and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Fiordland in February?

Fiordland is a region in New Zealand. February in Fiordland generally has moderate temperatures, with heavy precipitation. February falls during the summer season.

You can expect moderate maximum daytime temperatures of around 17°C and nighttime temperatures around 8°C in Te Anau. On average, February is the month with the highest temperature of the year in Fiordland.

February is a very rainy month with an average rainfall of around 167 mm in Te Anau.

For a closer look at February's conditions in Fiordland, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Fiordland's yearly weather, check out our Fiordland climate page.

Where to go in Fiordland in February

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Fiordland on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in February for the 2 most popular destinations in Fiordland?

Te Anau

In February Te Anau generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 17°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 8°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Te Anau
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   January January
<<  
17°C 
8°C 
190 mm 
13 days 
poor 
17°C 
8°C 
167 mm 
11 days 
March   >> March
>>  
15°C 
6°C 
164 mm 
12 days 
Climate in Te Anau

Manapouri

In February Manapouri generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 17°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 8°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Manapouri
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   January January
<<  
17°C 
8°C 
190 mm 
15 days 
poor 
17°C 
8°C 
169 mm 
12 days 
March   >> March
>>  
15°C 
7°C 
162 mm 
13 days 
Climate in Manapouri

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Fiordland, in New Zealand.

Is February the best time to visit Fiordland?

In our view, February is one of the best times to travel to Fiordland, however the weather can often be unpleasant in Te Anau.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in February and March offering mostly unpleasant weather in Te Anau.

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