Whangarei weather in August

In August, Whangarei sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 96 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°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 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Whangarei's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whangarei's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 96 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 8:08 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 4th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Whangarei is city in New Zealand.

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 15 µg/m³ · 2012
Density: 892/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1882

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 15°C through the month.

A typical August day in Whangarei reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9

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

Whangarei 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° / 16°	68	8.3	14.1	6.9
Feb	23° / 17°	67	7.9	13.4	6.9
Mar	22° / 15°	74	8.7	12.3	6.8
Apr	20° / 13°	66	8.9	11.1	6.3
May	17° / 11°	75	9.6	10.1	5.7
Jun	15° / 9°	90	9.9	9.6	4.7
Jul	15° / 8°	112	12.9	9.8	4.0
Aug	15° / 8°	96	14	10.6	4.1
Sep	16° / 9°	83	12.7	11.8	4.7
Oct	17° / 11°	69	10.7	12.9	5.4
Nov	19° / 12°	65	10.4	13.9	5.9
Dec	21° / 15°	79	10.5	14.4	6.3

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 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	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 (%)	50	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	47	47
Cloudier (%)	50	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	50	50
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Whangarei gets around 96 mm of rain over 14 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42

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

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 97% 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 (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:58 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)	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	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	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:48
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	8:24	6:34
2	10.2	8:23	6:35
3	10.2	8:22	6:36
4	10.3	8:21	6:36
5	10.3	8:20	6:37
6	10.3	8:19	6:38
7	10.3	8:18	6:39
8	10.4	8:17	6:39
9	10.4	8:16	6:40
10	10.4	8:15	6:41
11	10.5	8:14	6:42
12	10.5	8:12	6:43
13	10.5	8:11	6:43
14	10.6	8:10	6:44
15	10.6	8:09	6:45
16	10.6	8:08	6:46
17	10.7	8:06	6:47
18	10.7	8:05	6:48
19	10.7	8:04	6:48
20	10.8	8:03	6:49
21	10.8	8:01	6:50
22	10.8	8:00	6:51
23	10.9	7:59	6:52
24	10.9	7:57	6:52
25	11.0	7:56	6:53
26	11.0	7:55	6:54
27	11.0	7:53	6:55
28	11.1	7:52	6:55
29	11.1	7:50	6:56
30	11.1	7:49	6:57
31	11.2	7:48	6:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.9 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)	2.5	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	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4
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	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Whangarei

In seasonPeak

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

Whangarei 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 Whangarei?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Whangarei for sightseeing.

What to pack for Whangarei in August

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

In August, Whangarei sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Whangarei in August

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 30 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 22 to Apr 5 — about 2.4 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	21	20	18	17	16	15	15	16	17	18
Comfort	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Cool
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	21	Refreshing
Apr	20	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	15	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Whangarei in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Whangarei peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	8	6	3	2	3	4	5	8	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	5	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Whangarei?

Whangarei sits at 35.7°S, 174.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is North Shore, 125 km away.

Topography around Whangarei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whangarei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 m.

The land around Whangarei is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and water (52%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

271 m

trees 49%

16 km

389 m

trees 44%

80 km

761 m

water 52%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

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

August weather nearby: North Shore 125 km · Massey East 125 km · Massey 126 km · Te Atatu Peninsula 127 km · Lincoln 128 km · Te Atatu South 129 km · Auckland 130 km · Henderson 130 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 Whangarei (-35.7317°, 174.3239°, elevation 7 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	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	8
24	15	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	9
29	15	9
30	15	9
31	15	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	50	50
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	47	53

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	50	50
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	47	53

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	50	50
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	47	53

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4