Macarthur Weather in August
Macarthur in August
The short of it: Macarthur in August averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 6° · rain 84 mm · daylight 10 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & March
August in Macarthur brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 6°, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 84 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 40 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and March.
Against its neighbours, Macarthur runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Penshurst, 31 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Macarthur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PenshurstVictoria | 31 km NE | 13° | 5° | 81 mm |
| HamiltonVictoria | 32 km N | 13° | 5° | 78 mm |
| HeywoodVictoria | 34 km WSW | 15° | 6° | 101 mm |
| KoroitVictoria | 43 km SE | 15° | 6° | 92 mm |
| BolwarraVictoria | 44 km SW | 14° | 7° | 104 mm |
| Port FairyVictoria | 44 km SSE | 15° | 7° | 92 mm |
| Portland NorthVictoria | 49 km SW | 14° | 7° | 104 mm |
| PortlandVictoria | 49 km SW | 14° | 8° | 103 mm |