Sydney climate

Sydney Weather in August

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Sydney Airport Amo (GHCN ASN00066037), 9 km from Sydney

Average highs run from 19°C on August 1 to 21°C on August 31, and lows from 9°C to 12°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 63 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 Sydney, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
19°C
Average low
9°C
Precipitation
63 mm
Record high
32°CAug 30, 2024
Record low
1°CAug 9, 1960
Daylight
10 h 28 min to 11 h 21 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
9°C
Wind
15.5 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°C9°C26°C 19702°C 197722%
Aug 218°C8°C25°C 20153°C 194721%
Aug 319°C8°C26°C 20113°C 196419%
Aug 419°C9°C25°C 20112°C 194719%
Aug 519°C9°C25°C 20113°C 196118%
Aug 619°C9°C28°C 19473°C 195518%
Aug 719°C9°C25°C 19732°C 197418%
Aug 818°C9°C26°C 19462°C 197418%
Aug 918°C8°C24°C 19561°C 196018%
Aug 1019°C8°C27°C 20162°C 194118%
Aug 1120°C9°C27°C 20023°C 196020%
Aug 1219°C9°C29°C 19462°C 196420%
Aug 1319°C9°C26°C 19582°C 196420%
Aug 1419°C9°C26°C 19962°C 195120%
Aug 1519°C9°C26°C 20183°C 197919%
Aug 1619°C9°C26°C 20093°C 197719%
Aug 1720°C9°C27°C 19883°C 196320%
Aug 1819°C9°C27°C 19953°C 195321%
Aug 1919°C9°C26°C 19424°C 195322%
Aug 2019°C9°C27°C 19423°C 197023%
Aug 2120°C9°C27°C 20243°C 197024%
Aug 2219°C10°C29°C 19544°C 195924%
Aug 2320°C10°C30°C 20121°C 196225%
Aug 2418°C10°C31°C 19543°C 196226%
Aug 2519°C10°C27°C 19723°C 194726%
Aug 2619°C10°C31°C 19953°C 195626%
Aug 2720°C10°C27°C 20074°C 194626%
Aug 2819°C10°C30°C 20245°C 195427%
Aug 2919°C10°C27°C 20095°C 194728%
Aug 3021°C11°C32°C 20243°C 195828%
Aug 3121°C12°C31°C 19953°C 195828%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Sydney, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

August 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 5:36 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ASN00066037, 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.