Sydney - Recent August Temperatures and Rainfall

The numbers here describe what the August weather in Sydney, New South Wales 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 Sydney had wet weather.

The climate data up until 2019 come from weather measurements made at Sydney's Observatory Hill Park. Since then the weather was recorded at Sydney Airport.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

August temperature averages by year in Sydney
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
68 51 2023 20 10
67 51 2022 20 10
69 50 2021 20 10
67 49 2020 19 9
67 49 2019 19 9
67 49 2018 19 10
67 49 2017 20 9
67 50 2016 19 10
67 49 2015 19 10
65 49 2014 18 10
70 51 2013 21 11
68 49 2012 20 9
68 51 2011 20 11
65 49 2010 18 9
Number of days in August when the temperature in Sydney 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 11 0
0 2022 8 0
0 2021 12 0
0 2020 9 0
0 2019 9 0
0 2018 8 0
0 2017 8 0
0 2016 5 0
0 2015 3 0
0 2014 2 0
0 2013 16 0
0 2012 9 0
0 2011 8 0
0 2010 2 0

Rainy Weather iconRain

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Sydney 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 Sydney
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
10 2023 2.3 58
9 2022 2.3 58
5 2021 3.5 89
5 2020 2.6 65
5 2019 2.9 73
4 2018 0.3 8
4 2017 1.0 24
11 2016 6.0 151
5 2015 2.8 72
16 2014 8.5 215
3 2013 0.6 15
3 2012 0.8 19
11 2011 2.1 52
6 2010 1.1 27
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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