Kingston weather in August

In August, Kingston sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 67 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kingston's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingston's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 67 mm; 8.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:54 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 1st clearest
Wind: 25 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Kingston is capital of Norfolk Island, Australia.

Founded: 1788

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kingston reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Kingston weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 22°	63	6.3	13.6	7.4
Feb	23° / 22°	65	7	13	7.3
Mar	23° / 22°	78	7.8	12.2	7.2
Apr	22° / 21°	68	7.1	11.3	7.1
May	21° / 19°	81	7.8	10.6	6.7
Jun	19° / 18°	92	9.5	10.2	6.3
Jul	18° / 17°	83	9.1	10.3	6.2
Aug	18° / 17°	67	8.5	11	6.4
Sep	18° / 17°	52	6.9	11.8	6.6
Oct	19° / 18°	45	6.2	12.7	6.7
Nov	20° / 19°	49	5.9	13.5	7.0
Dec	22° / 21°	74	6.7	13.8	7.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

	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 (%)	68	68	69	70	70	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	69	31
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kingston gets around 67 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 30% 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 (%)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26

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

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 73% 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 (%)	69	69	69	69	69	71	71	73	73	74	75	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	76	76	75	74	73	72	72	71	69	68	67
Comfortable (%)	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	26
Humid (%)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	69	22	9
2	69	22	9
3	69	22	9
4	69	22	9
5	69	22	9
6	71	21	8
7	71	21	8
8	73	20	7
9	73	20	7
10	74	20	6
11	75	19	6
12	75	19	6
13	76	19	5
14	77	18	5
15	78	18	4
16	78	18	4
17	78	18	4
18	78	18	4
19	78	18	4
20	78	18	4
21	76	19	5
22	76	19	5
23	75	20	5
24	74	20	6
25	73	21	6
26	72	22	6
27	72	22	6
28	71	23	6
29	69	24	7
30	68	25	7
31	67	26	7

Wind in August

Winds average 25 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 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)	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:59 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)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:37
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	7:06	5:42
2	10.6	7:06	5:43
3	10.6	7:05	5:43
4	10.7	7:04	5:44
5	10.7	7:03	5:44
6	10.7	7:03	5:45
7	10.7	7:02	5:46
8	10.8	7:01	5:46
9	10.8	7:00	5:47
10	10.8	6:59	5:47
11	10.8	6:58	5:48
12	10.8	6:58	5:48
13	10.9	6:57	5:49
14	10.9	6:56	5:50
15	10.9	6:55	5:50
16	10.9	6:54	5:51
17	11.0	6:53	5:51
18	11.0	6:52	5:52
19	11.0	6:51	5:52
20	11.1	6:50	5:53
21	11.1	6:49	5:54
22	11.1	6:48	5:54
23	11.1	6:46	5:55
24	11.2	6:45	5:55
25	11.2	6:44	5:56
26	11.2	6:43	5:56
27	11.2	6:42	5:57
28	11.3	6:41	5:57
29	11.3	6:40	5:58
30	11.3	6:39	5:58
31	11.4	6:37	5:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.8 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)	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kingston?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kingston for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kingston in August

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

In August, Kingston sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

rain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kingston in August

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 28 to Jun 28 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	23	24	24	23	22	20	19	19	19	20	21	22
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	23	Refreshing
Feb	24	Refreshing
Mar	24	Refreshing
Apr	23	Refreshing
May	22	Refreshing
Jun	20	Refreshing
Jul	19	Cool
Aug	19	Cool
Sep	19	Cool
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	22	Refreshing

UV index in Kingston in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kingston peaks around December 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	11	8	5	4	4	5	8	9	11	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	5	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kingston?

Kingston sits at 29.1°S, 168.0°E, 71 m above sea level, in Norfolk Island. The nearest listed city is Mont-Dore, 768 km away.

Topography around Kingston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

3 km

149 m

16 km

310 m

80 km

300 m

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

August weather nearby: Mont-Dore 768 km · Noumea 769 km · Dumbéa 782 km · Bourail 869 km · Ouvéa 945 km · Whangarei 952 km · Massey East 1,064 km · Massey 1,064 km

Norfolk Island travel facts

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 Kingston (-29.0546°, 167.9663°, elevation 71 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. 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	18	17
2	18	17
3	18	17
4	18	17
5	18	17
6	18	17
7	18	17
8	18	17
9	18	17
10	18	17
11	18	17
12	18	17
13	18	17
14	18	17
15	18	17
16	18	17
17	18	17
18	18	17
19	18	17
20	18	17
21	18	17
22	18	17
23	18	17
24	18	17
25	18	17
26	18	17
27	18	17
28	18	17
29	18	17
30	18	17
31	18	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	69	31
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	69	22	9
2	69	22	9
3	69	22	9
4	69	22	9
5	69	22	9
6	71	21	8
7	71	21	8
8	73	20	7
9	73	20	7
10	74	20	6
11	75	19	6
12	75	19	6
13	76	19	5
14	77	18	5
15	78	18	4
16	78	18	4
17	78	18	4
18	78	18	4
19	78	18	4
20	78	18	4
21	76	19	5
22	76	19	5
23	75	20	5
24	74	20	6
25	73	21	6
26	72	22	6
27	72	22	6
28	71	23	6
29	69	24	7
30	68	25	7
31	67	26	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	69	31
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	69	22	9
2	69	22	9
3	69	22	9
4	69	22	9
5	69	22	9
6	71	21	8
7	71	21	8
8	73	20	7
9	73	20	7
10	74	20	6
11	75	19	6
12	75	19	6
13	76	19	5
14	77	18	5
15	78	18	4
16	78	18	4
17	78	18	4
18	78	18	4
19	78	18	4
20	78	18	4
21	76	19	5
22	76	19	5
23	75	20	5
24	74	20	6
25	73	21	6
26	72	22	6
27	72	22	6
28	71	23	6
29	69	24	7
30	68	25	7
31	67	26	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	69	31
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	69	22	9
2	69	22	9
3	69	22	9
4	69	22	9
5	69	22	9
6	71	21	8
7	71	21	8
8	73	20	7
9	73	20	7
10	74	20	6
11	75	19	6
12	75	19	6
13	76	19	5
14	77	18	5
15	78	18	4
16	78	18	4
17	78	18	4
18	78	18	4
19	78	18	4
20	78	18	4
21	76	19	5
22	76	19	5
23	75	20	5
24	74	20	6
25	73	21	6
26	72	22	6
27	72	22	6
28	71	23	6
29	69	24	7
30	68	25	7
31	67	26	7