Weather in Queenstown in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Queenstown in August
Going from a maximum of +10°C during the day to a minimum of -6°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to +9°C.
Is Queenstown warm or cold in August?
Queenstown is typically cool in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +5°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -1°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
August is one of the coolest months in Queenstown, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Queenstown in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +6°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -9°C | -10°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +17°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 78 mm | 86 mm | 114 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 92% | 91% | 86% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||
August weather is still as bad as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +5°C to +6°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 78 mm to 86 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 92% to 91%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 0 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in September as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Queenstown is gradually increasing during August, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
August is one of the snowiest months in Queenstown.
Here’s how August is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last August in Queenstown?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Queenstown in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+11°C) and the highest in 2020 (+14°C). The driest year was 2017 with only 1002 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1988 with 1607 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Queenstown, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.