Longreach Weather in August
Longreach in August
The short of it: Longreach in August averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 11 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 8° · rain 12 mm · daylight 11 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
August in Longreach brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 8°, with about 12 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 19 min in mid-August, 29 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Longreach runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Barcaldine, 106 km to the E, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Longreach, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarcaldineQueensland | 106 km E | 26° | 9° | 16 mm |
| BlackallQueensland | 165 km SE | 25° | 8° | 13 mm |
| WintonQueensland | 171 km NW | 28° | 9° | 8.0 mm |
| HughendenQueensland | 289 km N | 28° | 11° | 10 mm |
| RichmondQueensland | 322 km NNW | 29° | 10° | 7.0 mm |
| RubyvaleQueensland | 352 km E | 26° | 8° | 22 mm |
| QuilpieQueensland | 353 km S | 24° | 8° | 11 mm |
| ClermontQueensland | 353 km E | 26° | 8° | 21 mm |