Eltham Weather in August
Eltham in August
The short of it: Eltham in August averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 64 mm · daylight 10 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & March
August in Eltham brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 7°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 41 min in mid-August, 54 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 December and March.
Against its neighbours, Eltham runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Doncaster East, 6 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Eltham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster EastVictoria | 6 km S | 15° | 7° | 66 mm |
| DoncasterVictoria | 7 km SSW | 15° | 7° | 60 mm |
| BundooraVictoria | 9 km WNW | 15° | 6° | 56 mm |
| South MorangVictoria | 10 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 59 mm |
| Mill ParkVictoria | 10 km NW | 15° | 6° | 56 mm |
| PrestonVictoria | 12 km W | 15° | 7° | 53 mm |
| KewVictoria | 13 km SW | 15° | 7° | 51 mm |
| ReservoirVictoria | 13 km W | 15° | 7° | 53 mm |