Weather in Auckland in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Auckland in August
Going from a maximum of +68°F during the day to a minimum of +41°F during the night, the temperature in August averages around +61°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 7% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +61°F to +63°F.
Is Auckland warm or cold in August?
Auckland is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +57°F to +57°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +50°F to +50°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is one of the coolest months in Auckland, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Auckland in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +57°F | +57°F | +61°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +30°F | +37°F | +36°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +70°F | +70°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 125 mm | 122 mm | 110 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 81% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +57°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 125 mm to 122 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 83% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 5 sunny days in July to 4 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Auckland is gradually decreasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Auckland?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Auckland in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2004 (+57°F) and the highest in 2016 (+81°F). The driest year was 1982 with only 35 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 268 mm.
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Monthly weather in Auckland
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Auckland, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.