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Queenstown is a resort town in New Zealand. It is located in Otago which is to the south-west of South Island in New Zealand. Queenstown is one of the premier tourist destinations in New Zealand. Weather is a major factor tourists like to take into account before getting out on a tour to Queenstown. The presence of sea, islands and mountains play a significant role in shaping the Queenstown weather and other climatic conditions. As the town is circled by the Southern Alps and there are oceans surrounding the town, the weather pattern of New Zealand's Queenstown is quite variable. Quick weather changes can show at anytime of the year. The existence of four seasons like the summer, autumn, winter and spring affect the lives of local people in different ways. The peak tourist season to visit Queenstown is the summers. The summers are usually from the month of December to February. During the summers, the town of Queenstown receives day light for almost 16 hours of daylight on an average basis. In this season, the maximum temperature of the region rises to and stays within 30 degrees centigrade. The summers in this region are normally hot and dry. Autumn sets in from the month of March and stays around the end of April or to the middle of May. Winter starts to show its presence during the month of May and seems to last till August. And then, its time for the spring season to set in by the month of September and lasts till November. The Queenstown weather is primarily westbound. Moist air from the Tasman Sea gets is resisted by the existence of the Southern Alps. This results in monsoons occurring mostly to the southern and western part of Queenstown. The mountain peaks of Queensland are covered by snow mostly throughout the year. Come winter and the snow covering atop the mountains only get thicker.
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