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Discover Charleston
Charleston in Buller District (West Coast) is a city in New Zealand about 178 mi (or 286 km) west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Local time in Charleston is now 06:10 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Charleston, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Westport Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Greymouth, Richmond, Nelson, Christchurch and Blenheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 44% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 33% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
18°C (64 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
17°C (62 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Birds Ferry Lodge
Videos from this area
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Heli-biking on the historic Croesus Track
Four riders take a heli-bike trip on the historic Croesus Track, 26km north west of Greymouth, New Zealand. Primo riding through stunning scenery including awesome sub alpine and technical...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Charleston, New Zealand
Charleston is a village in the South Island of New Zealand located 30 km south of Westport. It was founded as a goldmining town after a major goldrush in 1867, and is now an adventure tourist village noted for its extensive limestone caves and caving experiences.
Little Totara River
The Little Totara River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It rises on the northern slopes of Mount Euclid in the Paparoa Range, flowing northwest to its confluence with the Totara River at the latter's mouth on the Tasman Sea seven kilometres north of Charleston.