Parkes Weather in August
Parkes in August
The short of it: Parkes in August averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 37 mm · daylight 10 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
August in Parkes brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 37 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 16°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 55 min in mid-August, 45 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Parkes runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Forbes, 32 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Parkes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ForbesNew South Wales | 32 km SSW | 16° | 4° | 34 mm |
| EugowraNew South Wales | 37 km SSE | 16° | 4° | 43 mm |
| Peak HillNew South Wales | 46 km N | 17° | 4° | 35 mm |
| ManildraNew South Wales | 48 km E | 15° | 3° | 51 mm |
| TrundleNew South Wales | 49 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 32 mm |
| CudalNew South Wales | 55 km ESE | 15° | 3° | 55 mm |
| MolongNew South Wales | 65 km E | 14° | 3° | 61 mm |
| CanowindraNew South Wales | 66 km SE | 16° | 4° | 48 mm |