The Gap Weather in August
The Gap in August
The short of it: The Gap in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 8° · rain 34 mm · daylight 11 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give The Gap an average August high of 22°, a low of 8° and some 34 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 9 min in mid-August, 35 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, The Gap runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Ashgrove, 5 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
August in The Gap, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AshgroveQueensland | 5 km E | 23° | 8° | 35 mm |
| IndooroopillyQueensland | 8 km SSE | 23° | 8° | 34 mm |
| BrisbaneQueensland | 9 km ESE | 23° | 9° | 35 mm |
| Albany CreekQueensland | 10 km NNE | 23° | 8° | 36 mm |
| New FarmQueensland | 11 km ESE | 23° | 9° | 36 mm |
| AspleyQueensland | 11 km NE | 23° | 9° | 37 mm |
| CoorparooQueensland | 13 km ESE | 23° | 9° | 36 mm |
| Bracken RidgeQueensland | 17 km NNE | 23° | 9° | 38 mm |