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Weather in September in Fiordland

Planning a journey to Fiordland this September and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Fiordland in September?

Fiordland is a region in New Zealand. September in Fiordland generally has cold temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 10°C and nighttime temperatures around 2°C in Te Anau.

Precipitation

In September, precipitation varies across different areas. From heavy rainfall in Manapouri with an average of 188 mm to heavy rainfall in Te Anau with 194 mm.

For specific regional insights in Fiordland for September, refer to the map provided below. For an in-depth overview of the yearly weather conditions, do visit our Fiordland climate page.

Where to go in Fiordland in September

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 September for the 2 most popular destinations in Fiordland?

Te Anau

In September Te Anau generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 10°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 2°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
<<   August August
<<  
8°C 
1°C 
159 mm 
12 days 
poor 
10°C 
2°C 
194 mm 
14 days 
poor 
October   >> October
>>  
12°C 
3°C 
218 mm 
15 days 
poor 
Climate in Te Anau

Manapouri

In September Manapouri generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 10°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 2°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
<<   August August
<<  
8°C 
1°C 
156 mm 
14 days 
poor 
10°C 
2°C 
188 mm 
16 days 
poor 
October   >> October
>>  
12°C 
3°C 
217 mm 
17 days 
poor 
Climate in Manapouri

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Is September the best time to visit Fiordland?

Given the typically poor weather conditions in Te Anau, September 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.

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