Whittlesea Weather in August
Whittlesea in August
The short of it: Whittlesea in August averages a high of 14 °C (56 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 57 mm · daylight 10 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Whittlesea an average August high of 14°, a low of 5° and some 57 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 5°. 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 42 min in mid-August, 53 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 March and February.
Against its neighbours, Whittlesea runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Mernda, 10 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Whittlesea, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MerndaVictoria | 10 km SSW | 14° | 6° | 58 mm |
| DoreenVictoria | 10 km SSE | 14° | 6° | 61 mm |
| WollertVictoria | 11 km SW | 14° | 5° | 52 mm |
| South MorangVictoria | 15 km S | 14° | 6° | 59 mm |
| EppingVictoria | 17 km SSW | 14° | 6° | 52 mm |
| CraigieburnVictoria | 18 km WSW | 14° | 5° | 47 mm |
| Mill ParkVictoria | 18 km SSW | 15° | 6° | 56 mm |
| LalorVictoria | 19 km SSW | 15° | 6° | 53 mm |