Is Canberra hot in August?
Days are typically cool at 13.9°C, while nights average -0.2°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Canberra in
August.
Typical August weather in Canberra: 13.9°C by day, -0.2°C at night, 49 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high13.9°C
Typical low-0.2°C
Rain49 mm
Wet days6.8
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 34 out of 100 (March leads the year at 84). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 48 from latitude -35.28°.
August at a glance
What is Canberra 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 49 mm across about 7 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 48 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.
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Frost-level nights in August
The measured night-time normal is -0.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2172517
- NOAA station
- ASN00070015 · CANBERRA FORESTRY
- Station distance
- 3.1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 25 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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