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Weather in January in Fiordland

Planning a trip to Fiordland this January? Here's what you need to know about the weather:

What is the weather like in Fiordland in January?

Fiordland is a region in New Zealand. January in Fiordland generally has mild temperatures, with heavy precipitation. The month of January is in the summer season.

Temperatures

You can expect mild maximum daytime temperatures of around 17°C and nighttime temperatures around 8°C in Te Anau. To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Fiordland in January, check out the map below. On average, January is the month with the highest temperature of the year in Fiordland.

For specific regional insights in Fiordland, refer to the map provided below.

Precipitation

January is a very rainy month with an average rainfall of around 190 mm in Te Anau.

For more details on the yearly climate, visit our Fiordland climate page.

Where to go in Fiordland in January

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

Weather conditions Weather
Temperatures
Precipitation
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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).

Select a Month of Interest

Check the conditions for any month of the year.

For a detailed overview over the year and the best time to visit New Zealand, check out our Fiordland's climate page.

Popular destinations

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

Te Anau

In January 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 poor 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
<<   Annual Annual
<<  
12°C 
4°C 
2126 mm 
158 days 
unpleasant 
January January
17°C 
8°C 
190 mm 
13 days 
poor 
February   >> February
>>  
17°C 
8°C 
167 mm 
11 days 
unpleasant 
Climate in Te Anau

Manapouri

In January 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 poor 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
<<   Annual Annual
<<  
12°C 
4°C 
2100 mm 
177 days 
unpleasant 
January January
17°C 
8°C 
190 mm 
15 days 
poor 
February   >> February
>>  
17°C 
8°C 
169 mm 
12 days 
unpleasant 
Climate in Manapouri

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

Is January the best time to visit Fiordland?

Given the typically poor weather conditions in Te Anau, January may not be the ideal time to visit Fiordland.

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

Interested in more climate information?

We have much more information about the climate in Fiordland.

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