Mount Lofty Weather in August
Mount Lofty in August
The short of it: Mount Lofty in August averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 28 mm · daylight 11 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Mount Lofty an average August high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 28 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 5°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 9 min in mid-August, 36 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and September.
Against its neighbours, Mount Lofty runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. North Toowoomba, 1 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Mount Lofty, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North ToowoombaQueensland | 1 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 28 mm |
| HarlaxtonQueensland | 2 km NNW | 19° | 6° | 27 mm |
| ToowoombaQueensland | 2 km SW | 18° | 5° | 28 mm |
| East ToowoombaQueensland | 3 km S | 18° | 5° | 28 mm |
| RockvilleQueensland | 4 km WNW | 19° | 5° | 28 mm |
| South ToowoombaQueensland | 4 km SW | 18° | 5° | 28 mm |
| NewtownQueensland | 4 km WSW | 18° | 5° | 28 mm |
| RangevilleQueensland | 4 km S | 18° | 5° | 28 mm |