Banora Point weather in August

In August, Banora Point sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 48 mm of rain across 5.7 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 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Banora Point's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banora Point's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:20 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Banora Point is Town in New South Wales, 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 Banora Point reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Banora Point 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° / 21°15014.213.66.1
Feb26° / 21°15814.5135.8
Mar25° / 20°1211612.26.1
Apr23° / 18°7312.811.36.6
May21° / 15°9410.210.66.7
Jun19° / 13°92910.26.6
Jul19° / 12°456.110.47.1
Aug20° / 12°485.7117.4
Sep21° / 14°437.311.87.4
Oct22° / 16°879.612.77.1
Nov24° / 19°10211.113.46.8
Dec25° / 20°13112.813.86.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Banora Point gets around 48 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2669265
2768275
2867276
2966286
3065296
3165296

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
211calm
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412calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:336:11
210.77:326:12
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410.77:316:13
510.77:306:13
610.77:296:14
710.87:286:15
810.87:276:15
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1010.87:266:16
1110.97:256:17
1210.97:246:17
1310.97:236:18
1410.97:226:18
1511.07:216:19
1611.07:206:20
1711.07:196:20
1811.07:186:21
1911.17:176:21
2011.17:166:22
2111.17:156:22
2211.17:146:23
2311.27:136:23
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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 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 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
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34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Banora Point

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone
Jan
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Is August a good time to visit Banora Point?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Banora Point for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Banora Point in August

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

In August, Banora Point sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Banora Point in August

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Banora Point 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 Banora Point peaks around January 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Banora Point?

Banora Point sits at 28.2°S, 153.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Palm Beach, 13 km away.

Topography around Banora Point

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banora Point has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Banora Point is covered by artificial surfaces (28%), trees (27%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
486 m
80 km
1,199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Palm Beach 13 km · Robina 21 km · Surfers Paradise 26 km · Gold Coast 26 km · Southport 31 km · Nerang 32 km · Labrador 33 km · Pacific Pines 37 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 Banora Point (-28.213°, 153.5363°, elevation 4 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).