Canberra Weather in August
Canberra in August
The short of it: Canberra in August averages a high of 14 °C (56 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 1° · rain 51 mm · daylight 10 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & April
Thirty years of records give Canberra an average August high of 14°, a low of 1° and some 51 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 49 min in mid-August, 49 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and April.
Against its neighbours, Canberra runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Canberra City, 0 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Canberra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra CityAustralian Capital Territory | 0 km NNE | 14° | 1° | 51 mm |
| BraddonAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km NNE | 14° | 1° | 51 mm |
| TurnerAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km N | 13° | 2° | 54 mm |
| CampbellAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km ESE | 14° | 1° | 51 mm |
| AinslieAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km NNE | 14° | 1° | 51 mm |
| O'ConnorAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km NNW | 13° | 2° | 54 mm |
| KingstonAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km SSE | 14° | 1° | 49 mm |
| DownerAustralian Capital Territory | 5 km NNE | 14° | 1° | 51 mm |