Sydney Weather in August
Sydney in August
The short of it: Sydney in August averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 69 mm · daylight 10 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & September
August in Sydney brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 69 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 11th 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and September.
Against its neighbours, Sydney runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Sydney Central Business District, 0 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Sydney, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Central Business DistrictNew South Wales | 0 km N | 19° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Surry HillsNew South Wales | 2 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 76 mm |
| MosmanNew South Wales | 4 km NE | 18° | 9° | 76 mm |
| RandwickNew South Wales | 6 km SE | 19° | 9° | 76 mm |
| MarrickvilleNew South Wales | 7 km SW | 19° | 8° | 63 mm |
| MascotNew South Wales | 7 km S | 19° | 9° | 67 mm |
| ChatswoodNew South Wales | 8 km NNW | 18° | 8° | 72 mm |
| AshfieldNew South Wales | 8 km WSW | 19° | 8° | 57 mm |