Newcastle climate

Newcastle Weather in August

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Williamtown Raaf (GHCN ASN00061078), 16 km from Newcastle

Average highs run from 19°C on August 1 to 21°C on August 31, and lows from 6°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 55 mm over about 7 wet days.

August day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Newcastle, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
19°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
55 mm
Record high
31°CAug 23, 2012
Record low
-2°CAug 31, 1970
Daylight
10 h 31 min to 11 h 23 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
9°C
Wind
14.8 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 119°C6°C26°C 20210°C 197724%
Aug 219°C6°C28°C 2015-1°C 198623%
Aug 319°C6°C26°C 20020°C 200322%
Aug 419°C6°C25°C 20111°C 198520%
Aug 519°C6°C24°C 19641°C 197719%
Aug 618°C6°C24°C 20111°C 195519%
Aug 718°C6°C26°C 1973-1°C 197419%
Aug 818°C6°C25°C 19681°C 201219%
Aug 919°C6°C23°C 19561°C 200720%
Aug 1019°C6°C25°C 2016-1°C 196920%
Aug 1120°C6°C28°C 20170°C 197720%
Aug 1220°C6°C28°C 19591°C 199521%
Aug 1320°C7°C26°C 19580°C 198520%
Aug 1420°C6°C26°C 19961°C 197120%
Aug 1520°C6°C25°C 20170°C 197920%
Aug 1620°C7°C25°C 20170°C 197921%
Aug 1720°C6°C27°C 1995-2°C 200522%
Aug 1819°C7°C27°C 19950°C 201823%
Aug 1919°C7°C26°C 19950°C 195324%
Aug 2020°C7°C29°C 19951°C 200824%
Aug 2120°C7°C30°C 19951°C 197025%
Aug 2220°C8°C27°C 20150°C 197025%
Aug 2320°C8°C31°C 20122°C 199226%
Aug 2419°C8°C30°C 20090°C 198127%
Aug 2520°C8°C26°C 19722°C 200127%
Aug 2620°C7°C30°C 19952°C 197727%
Aug 2720°C8°C27°C 19952°C 202028%
Aug 2820°C8°C29°C 20242°C 199729%
Aug 2920°C7°C28°C 20092°C 198932%
Aug 3021°C9°C30°C 20242°C 199132%
Aug 3121°C9°C30°C 1995-2°C 197033%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Newcastle, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10).

August 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 5:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ASN00061078, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-28. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.