Perth Weather in August
Perth in August
The short of it: Perth in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 78° · low 57° · rain 3.8 in. · daylight 13 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Perth an average August high of 78°, a low of 57° and some 3.8 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 78°, nights near 57°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.8 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 55 min in mid-August, 68 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Perth runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Amsterdam, 5 mi to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Perth, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.4 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmsterdamNew York | 5 mi S | 80° | 58° | 3.6 in. |
| GloversvilleNew York | 8 mi WNW | 78° | 57° | 3.9 in. |
| JohnstownNew York | 9 mi W | 79° | 57° | 3.8 in. |
| GlenvilleNew York | 9 mi SE | 79° | 57° | 3.6 in. |
| WellsvilleNew York | 11 mi SSW | 80° | 58° | 3.5 in. |
| East GlenvilleNew York | 16 mi ESE | 80° | 58° | 3.5 in. |
| MiltonNew York | 17 mi E | 80° | 58° | 3.5 in. |
| Ballston SpaNew York | 17 mi E | 80° | 58° | 3.5 in. |