Climate averages 1991–2020
Rockhampton weather
in August.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Rockhampton: daytime highs average 23.6°C and nights cool to about 12.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bundaberg (249 km away). In August its highs average 22.3°C, 1.3°C cooler than Rockhampton, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Rockhampton ranks 4th of 32 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 32 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 32 cities is 17.6°C; Rockhampton is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rockhampton climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 99 | 10.8 | 13.413 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 122 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| March | 29.3°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 75 | 7.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.5°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 37 | 4.2 | 11.612 h |
| May | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 29 | 3.2 | 11.011 h |
| June | 22.5°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 29 | 3.3 | 10.711 h |
| July | 22.2°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 24 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| August, selected | 23.6°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 22 | 2.3 | 11.311 h |
| September | 26.6°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 20 | 2.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 35 | 4.7 | 12.613 h |
| November | 29.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 50 | 6.1 | 13.213 h |
| December | 30.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 85 | 9.5 | 13.514 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Bundaberg in AugustAustralia · 249 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Mackay in AugustAustralia · 283 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Sunshine Coast in AugustAustralia · 447 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Caloundra in AugustAustralia · 463 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 13.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Toowoomba in AugustAustralia · 487 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 6.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Brisbane in AugustAustralia · 520 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 10.7°C · 36 mm rain
- Logan City in AugustAustralia · 541 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.1°C · 32 mm rain
- Gold Coast in AugustAustralia · 591 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 47 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rockhampton) is explained once on the Rockhampton year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.