Sydney Weather in August
Sydney in August
The short of it: Sydney in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 14° · rain 97 mm · daylight 14 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Sydney brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 14°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. No month in Sydney runs warmer: highs about 23°. It is the driest month of the year, only 97 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 14 h 9 min in mid-August, 77 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sydney runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Membertou, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Sydney, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MembertouNova Scotia | 2 km SSW | 23° | 14° | 100 mm |
| Whitney PierNova Scotia | 3 km N | 23° | 14° | 97 mm |
| WestmountNova Scotia | 3 km W | 23° | 14° | 97 mm |
| CoxheathNova Scotia | 4 km WSW | 23° | 14° | 99 mm |
| South BarNova Scotia | 8 km N | 23° | 14° | 97 mm |
| Howie CentreNova Scotia | 9 km SW | 23° | 14° | 99 mm |
| North SydneyNova Scotia | 10 km NW | 23° | 15° | 95 mm |
| Balls CreekNova Scotia | 10 km W | 23° | 14° | 97 mm |