Best Time to Visit Mount Cook National Park

    Month-by-month guide to visiting Mount Cook National Park. Compare temperatures, rainfall, and safari conditions across all 12 months. View the full Mount Cook National Park page for wildlife, lodges, and more.

    Best months:
    January
    February
    March
    April
    May
    June
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    December
    Jan
    Great26.12°C478.2mm
    Feb
    Great26.11°C271.1mm
    Mar
    Great25.79°C249.2mm
    Apr
    Great25.25°C132.1mm
    May
    Great23.49°C44.7mm
    Jun
    Great22.52°C22.3mm
    Jul
    Great21.69°C38.4mm
    Aug
    Great22.01°C25.1mm
    Sep
    Great23.39°C24.1mm
    Oct
    Excellent25.02°C15.3mm
    Nov
    Great26.01°C53mm
    Dec
    Great26.39°C287.3mm
    Great (4-5)
    Good (3)
    Poor (1-2)
    Best month

    Conditions are based on historical weather data from Open-Meteo and wildlife sighting records from GBIF and iNaturalist. Actual conditions may vary by year.