Climate averages 1991–2020
Toowoomba weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Toowoomba: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 6.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 09 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brisbane (106 km away). In August its highs average 21.5°C, 3.1°C warmer than Toowoomba, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Toowoomba ranks 13th of 32 for the warmest August highs and 7th of 32 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 32 cities is 17.6°C; Toowoomba is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 28 mm to 29 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
Toowoomba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 92 | 10.4 | 13.714 h |
| February | 26.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 93 | 8.8 | 13.113 h |
| March | 25.5°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 60 | 7.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 22 | 3.9 | 11.511 h |
| May | 19.5°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 37 | 3.9 | 10.811 h |
| June | 16.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 32 | 4.5 | 10.410 h |
| July | 16.5°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 22 | 3.6 | 10.611 h |
| August, selected | 18.3°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 28 | 3.5 | 11.111 h |
| September | 21.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 29 | 4.3 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.3°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 66 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 26.2°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 74 | 8.2 | 13.513 h |
| December | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 103 | 10.0 | 13.814 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
- Brisbane in AugustAustralia · 106 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 10.7°C · 36 mm rain
- Logan City in AugustAustralia · 114 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.1°C · 32 mm rain
- Caloundra in AugustAustralia · 143 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 13.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Sunshine Coast in AugustAustralia · 150 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Gold Coast in AugustAustralia · 153 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 47 mm rain
- Bundaberg in AugustAustralia · 302 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in AugustAustralia · 324 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Rockhampton in AugustAustralia · 487 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 22 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 Toowoomba) is explained once on the Toowoomba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.