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Murchison Glacier

Glacier · Canterbury Region, 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Area 17 km²
Time zone Pacific/Auckland
Murchison Glacier

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Climate & when to visit

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Typical weather in January

Poor
  • 12° (feels like 8°) · extremes -1°–17°
  • 3° at night
  • 15 rainy days
  • 11 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 9 · very high

Typical weather in February

Poor
  • 12° (feels like 9°) · extremes -1°–17°
  • 4° at night
  • 13 rainy days
  • 11 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 8 · very high

Typical weather in March

Poor
  • 10° (feels like 6°) · extremes -3°–15°
  • 2° at night
  • 15 rainy days
  • 11 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in April

Poor
  • 7° (feels like 3°) · extremes -5°–11°
  • 0° at night
  • 16 rainy days
  • 10 sunny days
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 3 · moderate

Typical weather in May

Poor
  • 4° (feels like -1°) · extremes -7°–9°
  • -2° at night
  • 18 rainy days
  • 6 sunny days
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in June

Poor
  • 1° (feels like -3°) · extremes -10°–5°
  • -4° at night
  • 17 rainy days
  • 3 sunny days
  • 3 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in July

Poor
  • 0° (feels like -4°) · extremes -10°–3°
  • -5° at night
  • 16 rainy days
  • 2 sunny days
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in August

Poor
  • 1° (feels like -3°) · extremes -10°–5°
  • -4° at night
  • 18 rainy days
  • 3 sunny days
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 2 · low

Typical weather in September

Poor
  • 4° (feels like -2°) · extremes -7°–8°
  • -3° at night
  • 18 rainy days
  • 3 sunny days
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 3 · moderate

Typical weather in October

Poor
  • 6° (feels like 0°) · extremes -6°–10°
  • -2° at night
  • 20 rainy days
  • 3 sunny days
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 5 · moderate

Typical weather in November

Poor
  • 8° (feels like 3°) · extremes -5°–13°
  • 0° at night
  • 17 rainy days
  • 5 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in December

Poor
  • 10° (feels like 6°) · extremes -2°–15°
  • 2° at night
  • 18 rainy days
  • 7 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 8 · very high

Climate data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

Practical information

Currency
New Zealand Dollar NZD $ · Card payments · Widely accepted
Emergency numbers
111
Electricity
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Languages
English, Māori
Tap water
Safe to drink
Driving side
Left
Calling code
+64
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Tours & Activities

Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Murchison Glacier
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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