Cessnock Weather in August
Cessnock in August
The short of it: Cessnock in August averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 27 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 6° · rain 27 mm · daylight 10 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Cessnock an average August high of 20°, a low of 6° and some 27 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 27 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 55 min in mid-August, 44 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cessnock runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Kurri Kurri, 12 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Cessnock, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 12 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurri KurriNew South Wales | 12 km E | 20° | 7° | 28 mm |
| RutherfordNew South Wales | 21 km NE | 20° | 6° | 28 mm |
| MaitlandNew South Wales | 22 km ENE | 20° | 7° | 29 mm |
| AberglasslynNew South Wales | 22 km NE | 20° | 6° | 28 mm |
| East MaitlandNew South Wales | 23 km ENE | 20° | 7° | 29 mm |
| Cameron ParkNew South Wales | 25 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 39 mm |
| MetfordNew South Wales | 25 km ENE | 20° | 7° | 32 mm |
| EdgeworthNew South Wales | 26 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 42 mm |