New Zealand in August
August is one of New Zealand's weaker months (rank 10 of 12): its 18 destinations average 67/100, led by Rotorua at 79 — 10°C and 13 rainy days — while Aoraki Mount Cook is cooler at 3°C and scores 61.
#10 of 12 months for New Zealand · 18 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇳🇿 New Zealand, month by month
67/100 in AugustWhere in New Zealand in August
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in New Zealand in August
- Whanau Marama film festival · Auckland · 25 Jul – 12 Aug (usually)
- Lambing at Cornwall Park · Auckland · 1 Aug – 10 Sep (usually)
- Wellington On a Plate · Wellington · 1–31 Aug
- Milky Way season · Lake Tekapo and 1 more place · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (usually)
- Sperm whales, all year · Kaikōura · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
- Seal pups in the streams · Kaikōura · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)
- Albatross season · Kaikōura · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)
- Royal albatross chick season · Dunedin · 20 Jan – 15 Sep (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 1 of New Zealand's 12 well-known places this month.