Originally Posted by
calbear2005
Or getting to Milford Sound and around Queenstown during winter (because of the snow? I have no idea how much it snows there during the winter).
The rain in Milford Sound soon melts any snow. ~250 inches per year, but June is the driest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milford_Sound
Milford Sound is known as the wettest inhabited place in New Zealand and one of the wettest in the world. Rainfall can reach 250 mm (10 in) during a span of 24 hours.