Auckland in August: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, August in Auckland has run 9.0–14.5°C with about 103 mm of rain across the month. Here is what weather like that will carry to harvest.
Everything above is a five-year average. In the game it is this — the weather Auckland is actually having, today.
Grow one in Auckland's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in August in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ No night at or below 0°C in the last 5 years — frost is not a limiting factor here, and tender crops can stay out year-round.
☀️ About 8.4 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 1.1°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-August, then adding up the warmth Auckland usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Rocket | 42 | Sep 25 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 7 | Aug 21 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 39 | Sep 22 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 55 | Oct 8 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 52 | Oct 5 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 59 | Oct 12 |
| 🫛 Peas | 73 | Oct 26 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 73 | Oct 26 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 79 | Nov 1 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 78 | Oct 31 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 87 | Nov 9 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 87 | Nov 9 |
🌡️ Winter melon, Okra never accumulate enough heat outdoors in Auckland — not in any month. Locally these need a greenhouse or a warm windowsill.
Best crops to sow now
They are all ideal for this month — the only real difference is how long each one takes, so pick whatever you want to eat.
- 🌿 Rocket about 48 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens about 7 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 63 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 63 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧄 Garlic about 93 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 109 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 127 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C is too cold (ideal 12–30°C)
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 11.8°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 11.8°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 11.8°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Auckland
📍 Somewhere else? Look up your own city →
Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Auckland, averaged day by day over the last 5 years. Whether a crop finishes in time is worked out from its own starting temperature and heat requirement — those numbers are listed on each crop page if you want to check them.