Alexandra Hills weather in August

In August, Alexandra Hills sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 38 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Alexandra Hills's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alexandra Hills's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:21 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Alexandra Hills is locality in Queensland, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Alexandra Hills reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Alexandra Hills weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 23°12411.913.56.5
Feb26° / 23°13613136.1
Mar26° / 22°9913.312.26.6
Apr24° / 19°541011.47.2
May22° / 17°718.610.77.2
Jun20° / 14°717.410.37.0
Jul19° / 13°36510.47.4
Aug20° / 14°384.3117.8
Sep22° / 16°33511.87.9
Oct23° / 18°687.812.77.6
Nov24° / 20°748.513.47.4
Dec26° / 22°981113.76.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38911
48911
59010
69010
79010
8919
9919
109010
119010
129010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alexandra Hills gets around 38 mm of rain over 4.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
111
210
39
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
119
129
1310
1411
1511
1612
1713
1814
1915
2016
2117
2218
2319
2420
2521
2621
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177203
277203
379192
479192
579192
679192
779192
879192
979192
1078202
1178202
1278202
1376213
1476213
1574224
1673234
1771245
1870255
1969265
2066286
2165296
2263307
2362317
2460328
2559338
2657349
2757349
28553510
29543610
30523711
31523711

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:335:14
210.76:325:14
310.76:315:15
410.76:315:15
510.86:305:16
610.86:295:16
710.86:285:17
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910.96:275:18
1010.96:265:18
1110.96:255:19
1210.96:245:20
1310.96:235:20
1411.06:235:21
1511.06:225:21
1611.06:215:22
1711.06:205:22
1811.16:195:23
1911.16:185:23
2011.16:175:24
2111.16:165:24
2211.26:155:25
2311.26:145:25
2411.26:135:26
2511.26:125:26
2611.36:115:27
2711.36:105:27
2811.36:085:28
2911.36:075:28
3011.46:065:29
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Alexandra Hills

In seasonPeak

None of Alexandra Hills's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Alexandra Hills sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Alexandra Hills's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Alexandra Hills?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Alexandra Hills for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Alexandra Hills in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Alexandra Hills sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Alexandra Hills in August

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 1 to Jul 23 — about 10.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr24Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug20Cool
Sep20Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Alexandra Hills in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alexandra Hills peaks around February 8 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 13Jun 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alexandra Hills?

Alexandra Hills sits at 27.5°S, 153.2°E, 54 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Capalaba, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Alexandra Hills

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alexandra Hills.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alexandra Hills has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,218 m.

The land around Alexandra Hills is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, water (38%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
232 m
80 km
1,218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Capalaba 3.0 km · Rochedale South 13 km · Carindale 13 km · Eight Mile Plains 14 km · Logan City 17 km · Coorparoo 17 km · Sunnybank Hills 19 km · Calamvale 21 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alexandra Hills (-27.5322°, 153.2289°, elevation 54 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).