Bourke Weather in August
Bourke in August
The short of it: Bourke in August averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 11 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 6° · rain 11 mm · daylight 11 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Bourke an average August high of 21°, a low of 6° and some 11 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 21°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 11 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 3 min in mid-August, 40 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Bourke runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Brewarrina, 90 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Bourke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrewarrinaNew South Wales | 90 km E | 21° | 5° | 13 mm |
| CobarNew South Wales | 157 km S | 18° | 5° | 21 mm |
| NynganNew South Wales | 203 km SE | 20° | 4° | 20 mm |
| WalgettNew South Wales | 210 km E | 21° | 5° | 21 mm |
| Lightning RidgeNew South Wales | 210 km ENE | 22° | 5° | 16 mm |
| CunnamullaQueensland | 226 km N | 22° | 7° | 15 mm |
| CoonambleNew South Wales | 254 km ESE | 20° | 4° | 25 mm |
| WarrenNew South Wales | 255 km SE | 19° | 4° | 25 mm |