Melbourne Weather in August
Melbourne in August
The short of it: Melbourne in August averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 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 47 mm · daylight 10 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Melbourne an average August high of 15°, a low of 7° and some 47 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 9th 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, Melbourne runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Melbourne City Centre, 0 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Melbourne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City CentreVictoria | 0 km ESE | 15° | 7° | 47 mm |
| SouthbankVictoria | 1 km S | 15° | 7° | 47 mm |
| City of Port PhillipVictoria | 3 km SW | 15° | 7° | 44 mm |
| RichmondVictoria | 3 km E | 15° | 7° | 51 mm |
| South YarraVictoria | 4 km SE | 15° | 7° | 47 mm |
| BrunswickVictoria | 5 km N | 15° | 7° | 48 mm |
| KewVictoria | 6 km E | 15° | 7° | 51 mm |
| NorthcoteVictoria | 6 km NNE | 15° | 7° | 51 mm |