Simpson Weather in August
Simpson in August
The short of it: Simpson in August averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 122 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 7° · rain 122 mm · daylight 10 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Simpson an average August high of 14°, a low of 7° and some 122 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 122 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 39 min in mid-August, 55 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 February and January.
Against its neighbours, Simpson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Timboon, 24 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Simpson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TimboonVictoria | 24 km W | 14° | 7° | 114 mm |
| CobdenVictoria | 25 km NW | 14° | 6° | 99 mm |
| Port CampbellVictoria | 26 km WSW | 14° | 7° | 124 mm |
| CamperdownVictoria | 31 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 91 mm |
| ElliminytVictoria | 32 km ENE | 14° | 6° | 85 mm |
| ColacVictoria | 34 km ENE | 14° | 6° | 85 mm |
| TerangVictoria | 41 km NW | 14° | 6° | 87 mm |
| Apollo BayVictoria | 46 km SE | 14° | 8° | 100 mm |