Is Melbourne hot in August?
Days are typically cool at 15.9°C, while nights average 7.9°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Melbourne in
August.
Typical August weather in Melbourne: 15.9°C by day, 7.9°C at night, 46 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high15.9°C
Typical low7.9°C
Rain46 mm
Wet days9.4
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 53 out of 100 (March leads the year at 95). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 41 from latitude -37.81°. Open-water sea temperature is 11.1°C (10 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is Melbourne 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 46 mm across about 9 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 41 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; March ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2158177
- NOAA station
- ASN00086071 · MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE
- Station distance
- 0.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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