Best time of year for sunny Milford/Doubtful Sounds?

Can someone tell me what time of year these areas are more likely to
be sunny? I understand they are usually overcast.

Thanks much!

Allison

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Can someone tell me what time of year these areas are more likely to
be sunny? I understand they are usually overcast.


Can I ask why?

If you want to see what the Sounds are all about, you're better off visiting
while it's pouring rain so that you can see what happens.

--
Tony Bailey
Mercury Travel Books

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 00:42:44 GMT, in article
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Can someone tell me what time of year these areas are more likely to
be sunny?


Sunniest time is June/July (winter) when it is crisp and clear and cool.
http://www.travellink.co.nz/media/page.asp?UID=57
http://www.westcoast.org.nz/informat...waclimate.html
(And, by the way, getting into avalanche season on the Milford road
http://www.milfordroad.co.nz/hazard.htm).

Or try late February -- my preference.

I understand they are usually overcast.

They do get a lot of _inches_ of rain, but also sun.
When it does rain it pours down in bucket-loads and
fills the rain gauges very rapidly.

My suggestion -- allow a couple of days flexibility to
do the tour on a sunny day.


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Cheers,
Ralph

"There is only one boss, the customer. And he can fire everybody in
the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money
somewhere else." -- Sam Walton

Thank you, Ralph! Your advice is much appreciated.

And for the links as well.

Best regards,
Allison

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:43:28 +0000, Ralph Fox
wrote:

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 00:42:44 GMT, in article
, wrote:

Can someone tell me what time of year these areas are more likely to
be sunny?


Sunniest time is June/July (winter) when it is crisp and clear and cool.
http://www.travellink.co.nz/media/page.asp?UID=57
http://www.westcoast.org.nz/informat...waclimate.html
(And, by the way, getting into avalanche season on the Milford road
http://www.milfordroad.co.nz/hazard.htm).

Or try late February -- my preference.

I understand they are usually overcast.

They do get a lot of _inches_ of rain, but also sun.
When it does rain it pours down in bucket-loads and
fills the rain gauges very rapidly.

My suggestion -- allow a couple of days flexibility to
do the tour on a sunny day.