Darwin climate

Darwin Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Darwin, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 14°C on August 1 to 18°C on August 31, and lows from 2°C to 4°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 15 mm over about 3 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Darwin, in °C, with the record for each date.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
16°C
Average low
3°C
Precipitation
15 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CAug 29, 2013
Reanalysis low
-5°CAug 4, 1997
Daylight
10 h 07 min to 11 h 13 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
1°C
Wind
17.3 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 114°C2°C21°C 2014-5°C 199110%
Aug 214°C2°C21°C 1999-4°C 201011%
Aug 314°C2°C20°C 1998-4°C 201010%
Aug 414°C2°C22°C 2019-5°C 199710%
Aug 514°C2°C21°C 2019-4°C 201010%
Aug 614°C2°C20°C 2017-2°C 20079%
Aug 715°C2°C20°C 2016-4°C 20059%
Aug 815°C2°C19°C 2012-3°C 19929%
Aug 915°C2°C22°C 2012-3°C 19919%
Aug 1015°C2°C23°C 2016-4°C 200710%
Aug 1115°C2°C22°C 2001-3°C 202010%
Aug 1215°C2°C22°C 1993-2°C 199910%
Aug 1315°C2°C23°C 1993-5°C 199910%
Aug 1415°C2°C20°C 1993-4°C 199910%
Aug 1516°C2°C24°C 1991-4°C 19999%
Aug 1616°C3°C22°C 2018-3°C 20079%
Aug 1716°C3°C24°C 2003-3°C 20089%
Aug 1816°C3°C26°C 2014-3°C 19959%
Aug 1916°C3°C21°C 2003-3°C 202010%
Aug 2016°C3°C23°C 2010-4°C 20189%
Aug 2117°C3°C24°C 2001-4°C 201110%
Aug 2217°C3°C25°C 2006-3°C 201310%
Aug 2317°C3°C25°C 2001-4°C 201310%
Aug 2417°C3°C26°C 2006-4°C 201310%
Aug 2517°C3°C24°C 2009-3°C 201310%
Aug 2617°C3°C25°C 2009-2°C 201210%
Aug 2717°C3°C23°C 1998-2°C 200310%
Aug 2817°C4°C28°C 1997-3°C 200310%
Aug 2917°C4°C29°C 20130°C 201010%
Aug 3017°C4°C24°C 2008-3°C 199310%
Aug 3118°C4°C24°C 1995-3°C 199310%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Darwin, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

August 1
sunrise 8:26 AM, sunset 6:33 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 7:00 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-27. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.