Gilgandra Weather in August
Gilgandra in August
The short of it: Gilgandra in August averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 3° · rain 30 mm · daylight 10 h 58 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Gilgandra an average August high of 18°, a low of 3° and some 30 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 3°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 58 min in mid-August, 43 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Gilgandra runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Mendooran, 45 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Gilgandra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MendooranNew South Wales | 45 km ESE | 18° | 2° | 33 mm |
| GulargamboneNew South Wales | 46 km NNW | 19° | 4° | 26 mm |
| DubboNew South Wales | 59 km S | 18° | 3° | 37 mm |
| EulomogoNew South Wales | 62 km S | 17° | 3° | 39 mm |
| WongarbonNew South Wales | 70 km S | 17° | 3° | 41 mm |
| BinnawayNew South Wales | 70 km ENE | 19° | 2° | 33 mm |
| NarromineNew South Wales | 70 km SW | 17° | 4° | 32 mm |
| TrangieNew South Wales | 73 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 28 mm |