New Zealand climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenstown | 72° | 70° | 66° | 59° | 54° | 46° | 45° | 46° | 52° | 55° | 63° | 66° |
| Auckland | 73° | 73° | 72° | 68° | 63° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 66° | 70° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenstown | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Auckland | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 73° | 74° | 70° | 67° | 62° | 59° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 62° | 68° | 71° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Auckland climate in August
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–March, December · August: Poor
| July | August | September | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 54°F | 54°F | ▲ 55°F |
| Typical high | → 59°F | 59°F | ▲ 61°F |
| Typical low | ▼ 50°F | 48°F | ▲ 52°F |
| Water temperature | ▼ 56°F | 56°F | ▲ 58°F |
| Precipitation | ▼ 5.6 in | 4.5 in | ▼ 4.2 in |
| Wet days | ▲ 13 d | 15 d | → 15 d |
| Humidity | ▼ 84% | 81% | ▼ 78% |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 7.2 h | 8.5 h | ▲ 9.3 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 27% | 21% | ▲ 22% |
| Midday UV | ▲ 4 | 5 | ▲ 7 |
| Daylight | 9:54 | 10:45 | 11:51 |
| Our take | Poor | Poor | Acceptable |
August temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
August precipitation day by day in
August UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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