Is Adelaide hot in August?
Days are typically cool at 16.7°C, while nights average 8.1°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Adelaide in
August.
Typical August weather in Adelaide: 16.7°C by day, 8.1°C at night, 67 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high16.7°C
Typical low8.1°C
Rain67 mm
Wet days11.7
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 51 out of 100 (November leads the year at 92). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 49 from latitude -34.93°. Open-water sea temperature is 13.0°C (21 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is Adelaide like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 67 mm across about 12 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 49 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 10 of 12 in our weather comparison; November ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2078025
- NOAA station
- ASN00023090 · ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
- Station distance
- 2.3 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 29 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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