New Zealand in November
November is New Zealand's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 18 destinations average 75/100, led by Napier at 88 — 22°C and 11 rainy days — while Tongariro is cooler at 12°C and scores 77.
#5 of 12 months for New Zealand · 18 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇳🇿 New Zealand, month by month
75/100 in NovemberWhere in New Zealand in November
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means November is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in New Zealand in November
- Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge · Rotorua · 28 Nov
- Pohutukawa in flower · Auckland · 25 Nov – 10 Jan (usually)
- NZ Cup and Show Week · Christchurch · 6–16 Nov (usually)
- Lupins along the lake · Lake Tekapo · 15 Nov – 10 Jan (usually)
- Kepler Challenge · Te Anau · 28 Nov – 10 Dec (usually)
- Bay of Islands A&P Show · Paihia · 5–15 Nov (usually)
- Sperm whales, all year · Kaikōura · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
- Lupins along the roads · Queenstown · 15 Nov – 5 Jan (usually)