Hamilton East weather in August

In August, Hamilton East sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 122 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hamilton East's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hamilton East's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 122 mm; 14.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 8:07 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Hamilton East is suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hamilton East reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

Hamilton East weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	71	8.8	14.3	6.9
Feb	24° / 15°	70	7.9	13.5	7.1
Mar	22° / 13°	72	7.8	12.3	7.0
Apr	19° / 11°	91	9.4	11.1	6.2
May	17° / 9°	107	11.6	10	5.2
Jun	14° / 7°	114	12.3	9.4	4.0
Jul	14° / 6°	128	13.5	9.7	3.6
Aug	14° / 6°	122	14.8	10.5	3.8
Sep	16° / 8°	114	13.9	11.7	4.3
Oct	17° / 10°	100	12.7	13	5.1
Nov	19° / 11°	88	11.1	14	5.7
Dec	21° / 13°	99	11	14.6	6.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	44	43	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	47	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	46	45
Cloudier (%)	56	57	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	53	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	54	54	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hamilton East gets around 122 mm of rain over 14.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	51
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	48
20	47
21	46
22	45
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	41
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	8:24	6:26
2	10.1	8:23	6:27
3	10.1	8:22	6:27
4	10.1	8:21	6:28
5	10.2	8:20	6:29
6	10.2	8:19	6:30
7	10.2	8:18	6:31
8	10.3	8:17	6:32
9	10.3	8:16	6:33
10	10.3	8:14	6:34
11	10.4	8:13	6:34
12	10.4	8:12	6:35
13	10.4	8:11	6:36
14	10.5	8:10	6:37
15	10.5	8:08	6:38
16	10.5	8:07	6:39
17	10.6	8:06	6:40
18	10.6	8:04	6:41
19	10.6	8:03	6:41
20	10.7	8:02	6:42
21	10.7	8:00	6:43
22	10.8	7:59	6:44
23	10.8	7:58	6:45
24	10.8	7:56	6:46
25	10.9	7:55	6:47
26	10.9	7:53	6:48
27	10.9	7:52	6:49
28	11.0	7:50	6:49
29	11.0	7:49	6:50
30	11.1	7:47	6:51
31	11.1	7:46	6:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.7	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate
29	3.1	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate
31	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hamilton East

In seasonPeak

None of Hamilton East's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Hamilton East sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Hamilton East?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hamilton East.

What to pack for Hamilton East in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Hamilton East sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Hamilton East in August

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 41 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 17 to Mar 15 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	21	20	19	17	15	14	14	14	15	17	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	19	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	15	Cool
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	15	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Hamilton East in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hamilton East peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	8	5	3	2	2	3	5	7	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Hamilton East?

Hamilton East sits at 37.8°S, 175.3°E, 43 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Hamilton, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Hamilton East

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hamilton East.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hamilton East has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m.

The land around Hamilton East is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

artificial surfaces 53%

16 km

148 m

grassland 68%

80 km

1,023 m

grassland 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← July Hamilton East year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Hamilton 1.0 km · Cambridge 17 km · Pukekohe East 72 km · Tauranga 78 km · Papakura 86 km · Takanini 89 km · Rotorua 92 km · Manurewa 93 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 86% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $49,591; 2025
Happiness: 7.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.5; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 9.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hamilton East (-37.7882°, 175.2902°, elevation 43 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	51
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	48
20	47
21	46
22	45
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	41
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	51
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	48
20	47
21	46
22	45
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	41
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	51
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	48
20	47
21	46
22	45
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	41
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2
31	98	2