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Weather in August in Fiordland

Planning a trip to Fiordland this August? Here's what you need to know about the weather:

What is the weather like in Fiordland in August?

Fiordland is a region in New Zealand. August in Fiordland generally has cold temperatures, with high precipitation. August is a winter month.

Temperatures

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 8°C and nighttime temperatures around 1°C in Te Anau. To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Fiordland in August, check out the map below.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Fiordland, check out the map below.

Precipitation

August is a rainy month with an average rainfall of around 159 mm in Te Anau.

For more details on the yearly climate, visit our Fiordland climate page.

Where to go in Fiordland in August

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Fiordland on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more details.

Weather conditions Weather
Temperatures
Precipitation
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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Select a Month of Interest

Check the conditions for any month of the year.

For a detailed overview over the year and the best time to visit New Zealand, check out our Fiordland's climate page.

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in August for the 2 most popular destinations in Fiordland?

Te Anau

In August Te Anau generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 1°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Te Anau
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   July July
<<  
7°C 
0°C 
149 mm 
14 days 
poor 
August August
8°C 
1°C 
159 mm 
12 days 
poor 
September   >> September
>>  
10°C 
2°C 
194 mm 
14 days 
poor 
Climate in Te Anau

Manapouri

In August Manapouri generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 1°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Manapouri
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   July July
<<  
7°C 
0°C 
146 mm 
16 days 
poor 
August August
8°C 
1°C 
156 mm 
14 days 
poor 
September   >> September
>>  
10°C 
2°C 
188 mm 
16 days 
poor 
Climate in Manapouri

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Fiordland, in New Zealand.

Is August the best time to visit Fiordland?

Given the typically poor weather conditions in Te Anau, August may not be the ideal time to visit Fiordland.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in February and March offering mostly unpleasant weather in Te Anau.

Interested in more climate information?

We have much more information about the climate in Fiordland.

Weather and climate has detailed information for every country in the world. Are you going to New Zealand? Get detailed historical weather averages for many cities in New Zealand.

Not sure yet where to go? We now have a tool which recommends destinations that suit your ideal travel conditions. Find out where to go with our weather planner.