Mataranka Weather in August
Mataranka in August
The short of it: Mataranka in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 13° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 37 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Mataranka an average August high of 32°, a low of 13° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 37 min in mid-August, 18 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Mataranka runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Beswick, 41 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Mataranka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeswickNorthern Territory | 41 km N | 33° | 14° | 3.0 mm |
| TindalNorthern Territory | 86 km WNW | 33° | 14° | 1.0 mm |
| LansdowneNorthern Territory | 91 km NW | 33° | 14° | 1.0 mm |
| Katherine EastNorthern Territory | 98 km WNW | 33° | 14° | 1.0 mm |
| KatherineNorthern Territory | 100 km WNW | 33° | 14° | 1.0 mm |
| Katherine SouthNorthern Territory | 100 km WNW | 33° | 14° | 1.0 mm |
| CossackNorthern Territory | 109 km WNW | 33° | 14° | 1.0 mm |
| MiniyeriNorthern Territory | 114 km ESE | 33° | 14° | 0.0 mm |