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Hi,
Planning to go to New Zealand (South Island) in late Nov (soemtime 21-29 Nov). What is the weather like then? Is it cold? What time does it get dark and what time does it get bright in the morning? In the mist of working out my driving itinerary. Thanks for your help
If anybody replies with a prediction of the weather on the south island, they are lying. You could get two weeks of good weather, or two weeks of rain every day. That's NZ.
One thing for sure is be prepared. You may get some nice sunny days and you may get some cold and wet days. Ave max for Nov is around 19C and ave min is around 9C. Daylight saving will have started as well so daylight hours will be good (approx 15 hours of daylight)...not sure of exact times.
http://www.weather2travel.com/climate-guides/index.php?destination=christchurch#
Cheers
Col
As everywhere in the world the weather is unpredictable, and in spring (when you arrive) the weather is more unsettled than in autumn. But we have had quite nice Novembers in the past years, with December sometimes being worse. However, it rarely happens that we have a full week of rain in Christchurch at any time of the year. It rains a lot on the West Coast but here in the east it is much drier, so I would not worry too much. You might get chilly days but almost certainly some sunny days. If you have a look at weather statistics you also see that Christchurch has less than half the rain of Auckland, for example.
Sunrise in Chch at the end of Nov is at about 5.45am, sunset at about 8.45pm. So you can plan nice long days.
More info about this:
http://www.rasnz.org.nz/SRSStimes.htm
Wow 15 hours of daylight, that's great!...thanks guys.
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This one is near The botanical gardens.
It's Christ's College - a private secondary school for boys run along English public school lines. Since 1857 this college has been the training ground for many of Canterbury's "sons of the land", but today its pupils are from varying walks of life. The college's magnificent buildings on Rolleston Avenue include some of Christchurch's oldest and finest architecture.
People in Christchurch are usually very friendly and accomodating to foreigners asking strange or stupid questions, but here's something about the way they are friendly among themselves so to speak:
When people get off the bus, they say thank you to the driver. Not only a silently mumbled thanks when they happen to pass the driver at the front, and only the driver can hear it, no, when they get off at the back door, people will yell it to the front and maybe even do a hand wave. Cool!
So, usually, you say thanks or thank you, and the bus driver goes cheers mate, or you go cheers and the bus drivers says thanks.
I like this custom. Everybody does it, young and old, except maybe for foreign students. It's weird, but it makes me smile every time.
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The Backpackers Car market is apparently a good way to find a car in your price range if wanting to buy a car to do your trip around NZ. Included are mechanical checks and ownership history so you know what you are getting (to a point!). Stuff like 3rd party insurance (you have an accident & your cover covers any expense for the vehicle etc that you have hit) and change of ownership paperwork can also be sorted out here.
The market is located on Battersea St which is on your right after going over the Colombo St overbridge toward the Port Hills.
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