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Hut · Rangitata and Rakaia Rivers area, Canterbury No booking

Evans Hut

43.2597° S, 171.0309° E

Evans Hut, photo from DOC
Photo: DOC

No booking: first come, first served

This hut is not on DOC's booking system. Beds go to whoever arrives first, so carry a tent or a plan B in busy seasons.

Where a fee applies, pay with a Backcountry Hut Ticket or a Hut Pass. From 1 November 2026 hut tickets can also be bought online through DOC. The DOC page for this hut has the category, fee and facilities.

Forecast

At 770 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 12:18 pm, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovLight drizzle15° / 7°2.7 mm 100%11 gusts 52
Thu 5 NovLight drizzle17° / 11°2.5 mm 99%11 gusts 49
Fri 6 NovShowers17° / 12°14.3 mm 100%17 gusts 77
Sat 7 NovShowers19° / 10°9.1 mm 81%7 gusts 48
Sun 8 NovShowers19° / 10°6.8 mm 64%8 gusts 33
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle12° / 9°3.4 mm 67%7 gusts 27
Tue 10 NovLight drizzle17° / 8°2.2 mm 84%7 gusts 30
Wed 11 NovDrizzle17° / 10°6.6 mm 87%8 gusts 36
Thu 12 NovShowers15° / 10°18.8 mm 76%4 gusts 25
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle18° / 10°0.4 mm 38%10 gusts 43
Sat 14 NovHeavy drizzle15° / 9°16.4 mm 49%9 gusts 36
Sun 15 NovLight drizzle20° / 9°2.4 mm 45%7 gusts 44
Mon 16 NovDrizzle16° / 7°6.8 mm 44%12 gusts 76
Tue 17 NovThunderstorm14° / 10°39.4 mm 66%7 gusts 71
Wed 18 NovLight drizzle18° / 5°0.6 mm 63%9 gusts 34
Thu 19 NovDrizzle14° / 4°2.7 mm 46%15 gusts 19

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