Kew Weather in August
Kew in August
The short of it: Kew in August averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 51 mm · daylight 10 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Kew an average August high of 15°, a low of 7° and some 51 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 51 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. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Kew runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Richmond, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Kew, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondVictoria | 3 km WSW | 15° | 7° | 51 mm |
| South YarraVictoria | 5 km SW | 15° | 7° | 47 mm |
| NorthcoteVictoria | 5 km NNW | 15° | 7° | 51 mm |
| Melbourne City CentreVictoria | 6 km W | 15° | 7° | 47 mm |
| MelbourneVictoria | 6 km W | 15° | 7° | 47 mm |
| SouthbankVictoria | 6 km WSW | 15° | 7° | 47 mm |
| PrestonVictoria | 6 km NNW | 15° | 7° | 53 mm |
| BrunswickVictoria | 7 km NW | 15° | 7° | 48 mm |