Where is the coldest place on in New Zealand?

Question

I would love to visit some day, I love the cold.

Answer 1

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There's not really a coldest place in NZ, except like in the Mountains.
But The lowest temperature ever recorded in New Zealand was —22°C at Ophir, Central Otago.

When you visit go for the South Island, it's full of mountains - the Southern Alps, so places nearby get pretty cold, the West Coast, Otago, Southland and even Canterbury can be quite cold in winter, which is June-August.

In the North Island Rotorua and Taupo would be the more cold areas, and the nearby towns to Mount Ruapahu. Even where i live - Wellington can be coldish aswell.

But not as cold as in the South.. In the winter it won't really get over 15 C.
It will generally will be below 10 C and can reach negatives, in Otago, Southland...on the mounts it should easily get into negatives - specialy overnight it will be quite chilly. The nearby towns and cities to the mounts can get snow, but it's not common, just a once a year kind of thing if not at all.

Answer 2

Either Invercargill or Dunedin, or Queenstown if there's a blizzard.

As my friend from NZ always says, New Zealand isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from there.

Answer 3

Waiouru is pretty cold
It's right by a very, VERY huge snowy mountain.

Answer 4

The coldest cities would be Invercargill and Dunedin, at the southern end of the South Island

Answer 5

Up in the mountains were it snows.

Answer 6

In the mountains I think