Berkeley Weather in August
Berkeley in August
The short of it: Berkeley in August averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 9° · rain 68 mm · daylight 10 h 51 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Berkeley an average August high of 18°, a low of 9° and some 68 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 51 min in mid-August, 47 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Berkeley runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Wollongong city centre, 7 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Berkeley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong city centreNew South Wales | 7 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 70 mm |
| WollongongNew South Wales | 8 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 70 mm |
| EngadineNew South Wales | 49 km NNE | 18° | 7° | 61 mm |
| IngleburnNew South Wales | 54 km N | 19° | 6° | 40 mm |
| CronullaNew South Wales | 54 km NNE | 18° | 9° | 67 mm |
| MirandaNew South Wales | 55 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 62 mm |
| Macquarie FieldsNew South Wales | 55 km N | 19° | 7° | 41 mm |
| CasulaNew South Wales | 59 km N | 20° | 7° | 39 mm |