Mount Barker Weather in August
Mount Barker in August
The short of it: Mount Barker in August averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 93 mm · daylight 10 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & March
August in Mount Barker brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 5°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 49 min in mid-August, 49 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 November and March.
Against its neighbours, Mount Barker runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Strathalbyn, 22 km to the S, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Mount Barker, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrathalbynSouth Australia | 22 km S | 17° | 7° | 48 mm |
| Adelaide HillsSouth Australia | 23 km NW | 15° | 7° | 76 mm |
| MagillSouth Australia | 25 km NW | 15° | 7° | 76 mm |
| RostrevorSouth Australia | 25 km NW | 15° | 7° | 76 mm |
| Aberfoyle ParkSouth Australia | 25 km W | 15° | 7° | 84 mm |
| Flagstaff HillSouth Australia | 26 km W | 15° | 8° | 73 mm |
| AthelstoneSouth Australia | 27 km NW | 16° | 7° | 67 mm |
| NorwoodSouth Australia | 27 km NW | 16° | 8° | 68 mm |