Phillip Weather in August
Phillip in August
The short of it: Phillip in August averages a high of 14 °C (56 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 1° · rain 57 mm · daylight 10 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Phillip an average August high of 14°, a low of 1° and some 57 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 48 min in mid-August, 49 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 April and May.
Against its neighbours, Phillip runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Mawson, 2 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Phillip, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MawsonAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km SSE | 14° | 1° | 57 mm |
| GarranAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km ENE | 14° | 1° | 57 mm |
| CurtinAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km NNW | 14° | 2° | 54 mm |
| WestonAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km WNW | 14° | 1° | 60 mm |
| GriffithAustralian Capital Territory | 5 km NE | 14° | 1° | 49 mm |
| KambahAustralian Capital Territory | 5 km SW | 14° | 1° | 58 mm |
| WanniassaAustralian Capital Territory | 5 km S | 14° | 1° | 58 mm |
| NarrabundahAustralian Capital Territory | 5 km ENE | 14° | 1° | 53 mm |