Best time to visit Invercargill

February is the best month in Invercargill, scoring 63 out of 100, with July the weakest at 32. The 31-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 4 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

February is the warmest month at 17.1 °C and July the coolest at 9.5 °C — a 7.6 °C spread across the year. It never reaches 30 °C in an average year, which takes heat off the list of reasons to avoid any particular month.

There is a real wet season here. May, June, July and October carry the rain — up to 20 wet days in a month — while February to March drop as low as 15. That 5-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Invercargill, and it moves further than the temperature does.

The sea peaks at just 12.7 °C, which is wetsuit territory even at its warmest — a coast to look at rather than swim in. Daylight runs from 8.6 hours in winter to 15.8 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are February, January, March. The one to think twice about is July. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.

Invercargill month by month