Carrum Downs Weather in August
Carrum Downs in August
The short of it: Carrum Downs in August averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 7° · rain 68 mm · daylight 10 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & December
Thirty years of records give Carrum Downs an average August high of 14°, a low of 7° and some 68 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 40 min in mid-August, 55 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and December.
Against its neighbours, Carrum Downs runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Frankston East, 5 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
August in Carrum Downs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston EastVictoria | 5 km SW | 14° | 7° | 69 mm |
| FrankstonVictoria | 7 km SW | 14° | 7° | 67 mm |
| Hampton ParkVictoria | 10 km NE | 15° | 7° | 70 mm |
| Cranbourne EastVictoria | 11 km E | 15° | 7° | 72 mm |
| Cranbourne NorthVictoria | 11 km ENE | 15° | 7° | 72 mm |
| KeysboroughVictoria | 12 km N | 15° | 7° | 67 mm |
| Narre Warren SouthVictoria | 12 km ENE | 15° | 7° | 72 mm |
| DandenongVictoria | 13 km N | 15° | 7° | 67 mm |