Yass Weather in August
Yass in August
The short of it: Yass in August averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 2° · rain 63 mm · daylight 10 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give Yass an average August high of 14°, a low of 2° and some 63 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 50 min in mid-August, 48 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 March.
Against its neighbours, Yass runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Casey, 40 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Yass, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaseyAustralian Capital Territory | 40 km SSE | 14° | 1° | 55 mm |
| DunlopAustralian Capital Territory | 41 km SSE | 14° | 1° | 58 mm |
| NgunnawalAustralian Capital Territory | 41 km SSE | 14° | 1° | 55 mm |
| BonnerAustralian Capital Territory | 41 km SSE | 13° | 1° | 58 mm |
| AmarooAustralian Capital Territory | 42 km SSE | 14° | 1° | 53 mm |
| MacgregorAustralian Capital Territory | 42 km SSE | 14° | 1° | 58 mm |
| NichollsAustralian Capital Territory | 42 km SSE | 14° | 1° | 55 mm |
| FordeAustralian Capital Territory | 42 km SSE | 14° | 1° | 53 mm |