Rockhampton - Recent August Temperatures and Rainfall

The numbers here describe what the August weather in Rockhampton, Queensland Australia was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives August data by year for temperature and precipitation.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot or cold days occurred each August. Then there's information on how much rain actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often Rockhampton had wet weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at Rockhampton Airport.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

August temperature averages by year in Rockhampton
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
81 54 2023 27 12
76 54 2022 24 12
79 55 2021 26 13
79 52 2020 26 11
79 53 2019 26 12
80 50 2018 27 10
82 54 2017 28 12
76 55 2016 25 13
79 53 2015 26 11
77 54 2014 25 12
81 52 2013 27 11
77 50 2012 25 10
77 53 2011 25 12
76 53 2010 25 12
Number of days in August when the temperature in Rockhampton dropped to 0 or below, or rose to at least 21 or 32 degrees Celsius
0 °C
32 °F
Year 21 °C
70 °F
32 °C
90 °F
0 2023 31 1
0 2022 31 0
0 2021 31 0
0 2020 31 0
0 2019 31 0
0 2018 31 0
0 2017 31 0
0 2016 29 0
0 2015 31 0
0 2014 30 0
0 2013 31 0
0 2012 31 0
0 2011 31 0
0 2010 29 0

Rainy Weather iconRain

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Rockhampton during August in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall amounted to 0.254 millimeters (0.01 inches) or more.

Total rainfall for August in Rockhampton
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
3 2023 0.3 7
4 2022 0.3 7
7 2021 0.9 24
2 2020 1.7 42
2 2019 0.2 4
6 2018 0.0 0
2 2017 0.1 2
3 2016 0.4 11
4 2015 0.4 11
4 2014 1.3 34
1 2013 0.0 1
3 2012 0.6 14
6 2011 3.7 94
5 2010 2.6 65
Reference

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. Climate Data Online.

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Month, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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