Essendon Weather in August
Essendon in August
The short of it: Essendon in August averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 43 mm · daylight 10 h 41 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Essendon an average August high of 15°, a low of 7° and some 43 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 9th 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. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and February.
Against its neighbours, Essendon runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Coburg, 5 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Essendon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoburgVictoria | 5 km E | 15° | 7° | 49 mm |
| BrunswickVictoria | 5 km ESE | 15° | 7° | 48 mm |
| GlenroyVictoria | 6 km NNE | 15° | 6° | 47 mm |
| NorthcoteVictoria | 8 km ESE | 15° | 7° | 51 mm |
| MelbourneVictoria | 8 km SSE | 15° | 7° | 47 mm |
| ReservoirVictoria | 9 km ENE | 15° | 7° | 53 mm |
| Melbourne City CentreVictoria | 9 km SE | 15° | 7° | 47 mm |
| PrestonVictoria | 9 km E | 15° | 7° | 53 mm |