Cronulla Weather in August
Cronulla in August
The short of it: Cronulla in August averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 9° · rain 67 mm · daylight 10 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Cronulla an average August high of 18°, a low of 9° and some 67 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 52 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 October and September.
Against its neighbours, Cronulla runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Kogarah, 11 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Cronulla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KogarahNew South Wales | 11 km N | 19° | 8° | 64 mm |
| HurstvilleNew South Wales | 11 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 60 mm |
| EngadineNew South Wales | 13 km W | 18° | 7° | 61 mm |
| BexleyNew South Wales | 13 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 58 mm |
| MaroubraNew South Wales | 15 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 74 mm |
| MascotNew South Wales | 16 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 67 mm |
| EarlwoodNew South Wales | 16 km N | 19° | 8° | 63 mm |
| CampsieNew South Wales | 17 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 57 mm |