Bairnsdale weather in August

In August, Bairnsdale sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 46 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bairnsdale's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bairnsdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 46 mm; 9.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:58 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Bairnsdale is city in Victoria, Australia.

Founded: 1859

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bairnsdale reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

Bairnsdale 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 14°	58	8.2	14.3	7.2
Feb	25° / 14°	62	7.5	13.5	7.2
Mar	23° / 12°	47	7.3	12.3	7.3
Apr	20° / 10°	54	7.2	11.1	6.7
May	16° / 8°	34	6.6	10	5.6
Jun	14° / 6°	63	8.6	9.4	4.2
Jul	13° / 6°	44	8.1	9.6	4.1
Aug	15° / 6°	46	9.2	10.5	4.6
Sep	17° / 7°	58	9.9	11.7	5.5
Oct	19° / 9°	70	10.7	13	6.1
Nov	21° / 10°	85	10.8	14	6.4
Dec	23° / 12°	72	9.1	14.6	7.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58
Cloudier (%)	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bairnsdale gets around 46 mm of rain over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	30
7	31
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	28
29	28
30	29
31	29

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:15 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:48	7:47	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:36
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	8:15	6:16
2	10.1	8:14	6:17
3	10.1	8:13	6:18
4	10.1	8:12	6:19
5	10.1	8:11	6:20
6	10.2	8:10	6:21
7	10.2	8:09	6:22
8	10.2	8:08	6:22
9	10.3	8:06	6:23
10	10.3	8:05	6:24
11	10.3	8:04	6:25
12	10.4	8:03	6:26
13	10.4	8:02	6:27
14	10.5	8:00	6:28
15	10.5	7:59	6:29
16	10.5	7:58	6:29
17	10.6	7:57	6:30
18	10.6	7:55	6:31
19	10.6	7:54	6:32
20	10.7	7:52	6:33
21	10.7	7:51	6:34
22	10.8	7:50	6:35
23	10.8	7:48	6:36
24	10.8	7:47	6:37
25	10.9	7:45	6:37
26	10.9	7:44	6:38
27	10.9	7:42	6:39
28	11.0	7:41	6:40
29	11.0	7:40	6:41
30	11.1	7:38	6:42
31	11.1	7:36	6:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bairnsdale

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bairnsdale?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bairnsdale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bairnsdale in August

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

In August, Bairnsdale sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bairnsdale in August

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 24 km away) is warmest in February at about 19°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	19	18	17	16	14	13	12	13	14	15	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	19	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	15	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Bairnsdale in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bairnsdale peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	8	5	3	2	2	3	4	8	9	12
Level	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Bairnsdale in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bairnsdale is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 16.0× the cleanest month (June, 2 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	38	10	14	12	6	2	3	3	4	11	10	36
Level	Poor	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	10	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	6	Good
Jun	2	Good
Jul	3	Good
Aug	3	Good
Sep	4	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bairnsdale?

Bairnsdale sits at 37.8°S, 147.6°E, 26 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Traralgon, 102 km away.

Topography around Bairnsdale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bairnsdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,640 m.

The land around Bairnsdale is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

grassland 47%

16 km

479 m

grassland 57%

80 km

1,640 m

trees 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← July Bairnsdale year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Traralgon 102 km · Warragul 152 km · Pakenham 189 km · Officer 195 km · Lilydale 199 km · Wangaratta 199 km · Berwick 200 km · Wodonga 200 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

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 Bairnsdale (-37.8229°, 147.6104°, elevation 26 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	30
7	31
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	28
29	28
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	30
7	31
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	28
29	28
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	30
7	31
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	28
29	28
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100