Cromwell
Small Central Otago town on the shore of Lake Dunstan, Cromwell sits at the heart of New Zealand's Central Otago wine region and is surrounded by orchards known for stone fruit. The old town centre, partially flooded when the Clyde Dam created Lake Dunstan in the 1980s and 1990s, survives as a historic precinct at the water's edge. The Highlands Motorsport Park and the Lake Dunstan Trail, opened in 2013 and 2021 respectively, add to the town's draw for visitors passing through between Queenstown and the wider region.
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- Population5,160
- Nearest water from center 1.4 km0.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.5 km2.8 mi
Nearest airports
Cromwell: quick answers
Where is Cromwell?
Cromwell is in New Zealand, about 138 km86 miles in a straight line from Dunedin.
How do you get to Cromwell?
The nearest airport is Alexandra (ALR), about 27 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Cromwell?
The warmest month is January, averaging 13°C56°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at -1°C30°F. The wettest month is December, with about 116 mm4.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Cromwell?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 8 restaurants, 7 cafés and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.