🇳🇿 Weather in Queenstown in August
This is what the weather in Queenstown (South Island, New Zealand) was like in August in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
5.3 °C
3.7 °C – 6.7 °C
Avg. night-time low
-0.9 °C
-2.1 °C – 0.1 °C
Avg. rain days in period
19.6
63 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
101 mm
46.5 mm – 145 mm
Avg. sunshine per day
n/a
Sunshine duration is not available from this data source.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 11.1 °C (17 Aug 2022) · Lowest temperature -8.4 °C (1 Aug 2024) · Avg. daily peak wind 17 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 20Sunny
- 57Partly cloudy
- 26Cloudy
- 136Light rain
- 60Rain
Summary
- On average 5.3 °C during the day and -0.9 °C at night.
- On average 19.6 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 101 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Light rain.
- Warmest year: 2020 (avg. 6.7 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. 3.7 °C).
- Wettest year: 2026 (145 mm), driest: 2018 (46.5 mm).
- Extremes: 11.1 °C on 17 Aug 2022 and -8.4 °C on 1 Aug 2024.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max4.6°Avg. min-1.0°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 145 mm
- Avg. sunshine per day
- n/a
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.2 °C · Min -5.7 °C
2025
Avg. max5.2°Avg. min-1.4°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 77.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 56 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 8.6 °C · Min -3.8 °C
2024
Avg. max5.2°Avg. min-1.5°- Rain days
- 23 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 121 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 10.4 °C · Min -8.4 °C
2023
Avg. max4.4°Avg. min-1.5°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 87.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 73 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.6 °C · Min -4.4 °C
2022
Avg. max6.1°Avg. min-0.6°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 135 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 62 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.1 °C · Min -6.9 °C
2021
Avg. max5.2°Avg. min-0.6°- Rain days
- 21 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 116 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 73 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.6 °C · Min -4.6 °C
2020
Avg. max6.7°Avg. min0.1°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 80.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 70 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.1 °C · Min -3.0 °C
2019
Avg. max3.7°Avg. min-2.1°- Rain days
- 24 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 103 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 75 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.7 °C · Min -4.8 °C
2018
Avg. max5.7°Avg. min-0.5°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 46.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 74 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 8.8 °C · Min -3.1 °C
2017
Avg. max5.9°Avg. min-0.3°- Rain days
- 19 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 95.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 72 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.4 °C · Min -5.3 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Queenstown in August?
- Daytime highs averaged 5.3 °C, night-time lows -0.9 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 11.1 °C (17 Aug 2022), the lowest -8.4 °C (1 Aug 2024).
- How often does it rain in Queenstown in August?
- On average there were 19.6 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 101 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. Snow depth is the model value for the grid cell, not the depth on the slopes. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
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