Desert Springs climate

Desert Springs Weather in August

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Alice Springs Airport (GHCN ASN00015590), 9 km from Desert Springs

Average highs run from 22°C on August 1 to 26°C on August 31, and lows from 5°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 4 mm over about 1 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 Desert Springs, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
6°C
Precipitation
4 mm
Record high
37°CAug 30, 2024
Record low
-4°CAug 11, 1994
Daylight
11 h 02 min to 11 h 36 min
Cloud cover
18%
Humidity
36%
Dew point
-2°C
Wind
16.2 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 122°C5°C30°C 2015-4°C 20123%
Aug 222°C5°C30°C 2007-3°C 19972%
Aug 322°C4°C32°C 2022-3°C 20032%
Aug 422°C4°C32°C 1991-4°C 19762%
Aug 522°C5°C32°C 1991-2°C 19832%
Aug 622°C4°C31°C 1973-3°C 19832%
Aug 722°C4°C31°C 1959-1°C 19952%
Aug 822°C4°C30°C 1946-2°C 19652%
Aug 923°C3°C31°C 1946-4°C 19952%
Aug 1023°C5°C32°C 1946-2°C 19942%
Aug 1123°C5°C33°C 2003-4°C 19941%
Aug 1223°C5°C33°C 1946-3°C 19761%
Aug 1323°C5°C32°C 1946-4°C 19761%
Aug 1423°C5°C33°C 2009-3°C 19761%
Aug 1523°C5°C33°C 2009-3°C 20022%
Aug 1624°C5°C32°C 2023-4°C 20022%
Aug 1723°C6°C33°C 2020-3°C 19672%
Aug 1823°C5°C32°C 2022-2°C 19703%
Aug 1923°C5°C33°C 1942-3°C 19703%
Aug 2024°C5°C33°C 2009-1°C 19923%
Aug 2125°C7°C35°C 2009-2°C 20183%
Aug 2225°C7°C35°C 20090°C 20194%
Aug 2325°C8°C35°C 2009-1°C 19564%
Aug 2424°C6°C35°C 2024-1°C 19895%
Aug 2525°C7°C34°C 2024-1°C 20225%
Aug 2625°C7°C34°C 2025-1°C 19765%
Aug 2725°C7°C34°C 1985-2°C 19766%
Aug 2826°C8°C35°C 2024-2°C 19766%
Aug 2926°C9°C36°C 20240°C 20035%
Aug 3026°C9°C37°C 20240°C 19685%
Aug 3126°C9°C34°C 20131°C 19584%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Desert Springs, in percent.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+9:30).

August 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ASN00015590, 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.