Pittwater Weather in August
Pittwater in August
The short of it: Pittwater in August averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 9° · rain 74 mm · daylight 10 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & November
August in Pittwater brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 9°, with about 74 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 53 min in mid-August, 46 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 April and November.
Against its neighbours, Pittwater runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Dee Why, 10 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Pittwater, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee WhyNew South Wales | 10 km S | 18° | 9° | 79 mm |
| ManlyNew South Wales | 15 km S | 18° | 9° | 80 mm |
| Saint IvesNew South Wales | 15 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 65 mm |
| Umina BeachNew South Wales | 16 km N | 18° | 8° | 67 mm |
| WahroongaNew South Wales | 18 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 60 mm |
| ChatswoodNew South Wales | 18 km SW | 18° | 8° | 72 mm |
| HornsbyNew South Wales | 19 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 58 mm |
| MosmanNew South Wales | 20 km SSW | 18° | 9° | 76 mm |