Dunedin vs Lake Tekapo: which is better, month by month

Lake Tekapo beats Dunedin in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (92 vs 86) — and they are within 3 points in the other 9 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Dunedin

🇳🇿 New Zealand · mild climate

Best month: February 88/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Lake Tekapo

🇳🇿 New Zealand · mild climate

Best month: January 92/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Dunedin vs Lake Tekapo — all 12 months

Month	Dunedin	Lake Tekapo	Winner	Gap
January	86Anice, rainy, clean air	92Snice, rainy, clean air	Lake Tekapo	6
February	88Anice, a little rain, clean air	91Snice, rainy, clean air	Tie	3
March	85Anice, a little rain, clean air	89Anice, rainy, clean air	Lake Tekapo	4
April	78Bcool, a little rain, clean air	80Acool, rainy, clean air	Tie	2
May	71Bcool, a little rain, clean air	72Bcold, rainy, clean air	Tie	1
June	66Ccold, a little rain, clean air	66Ccold, rainy, clean air	Tie	0
July	64Ccold, a little rain, clean air	62Ccold, rainy, clean air	Tie	2
August	71Bcold, a little rain, clean air	70Bcold, rainy, clean air	Tie	1
September	75Bcool, a little rain, clean air	75Bcold, rainy, clean air	Tie	0
October	77Bcool, rainy, clean air	79Bcool, rainy, clean air	Tie	2
November	81Acool, rainy, clean air	84Acool, rainy, clean air	Tie	3
December	83Anice, rainy, clean air	87Anice, rainy, clean air	Lake Tekapo	4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (86 vs 92). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.