Moonah Weather in August
Moonah in August
The short of it: Moonah in August averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 5° · rain 70 mm · daylight 10 h 24 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Moonah brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 5°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 13°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 70 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 24 min in mid-August, 65 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Moonah runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. New Town, 1 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Moonah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New TownTasmania | 1 km SSE | 13° | 5° | 70 mm |
| LutanaTasmania | 1 km NNE | 13° | 5° | 70 mm |
| West MoonahTasmania | 2 km WSW | 13° | 4° | 84 mm |
| GlenorchyTasmania | 3 km WNW | 13° | 4° | 84 mm |
| Mount StuartTasmania | 3 km S | 13° | 5° | 70 mm |
| North HobartTasmania | 3 km SSE | 13° | 5° | 70 mm |
| West HobartTasmania | 3 km S | 13° | 4° | 79 mm |
| Lenah ValleyTasmania | 4 km SW | 13° | 4° | 84 mm |