Busselton weather in August

In August, Busselton sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 97 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Busselton's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Busselton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 97 mm; 12.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:01 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 11th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Busselton is city in the South West region of Western Australia.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2016
Founded: 1832

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical August day in Busselton reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	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	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Busselton weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	11	1.4	14	8.7
Feb	26° / 17°	10	1.4	13.3	8.6
Mar	24° / 16°	22	2.9	12.3	8.3
Apr	21° / 15°	29	4.5	11.2	7.5
May	19° / 13°	82	9.1	10.3	6.2
Jun	17° / 12°	113	12.3	9.8	5.0
Jul	16° / 11°	125	14.3	10	4.5
Aug	16° / 11°	97	12.5	10.8	4.7
Sep	16° / 11°	66	10.5	11.8	5.1
Oct	19° / 12°	33	5.8	12.8	6.6
Nov	21° / 13°	27	4.6	13.7	7.5
Dec	24° / 15°	11	2.2	14.2	8.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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 (%)	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	49	49	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48
Cloudier (%)	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	51	51	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Busselton gets around 97 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	43
9	43
10	42
11	42
12	41
13	41
14	40
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

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 96% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:56 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)	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:42
Sunset (PM)	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:15	5:34
2	10.3	7:14	5:35
3	10.4	7:14	5:35
4	10.4	7:13	5:36
5	10.4	7:12	5:37
6	10.4	7:11	5:38
7	10.5	7:10	5:38
8	10.5	7:09	5:39
9	10.5	7:08	5:40
10	10.6	7:07	5:41
11	10.6	7:06	5:41
12	10.6	7:05	5:42
13	10.6	7:04	5:43
14	10.7	7:03	5:43
15	10.7	7:02	5:44
16	10.7	7:01	5:45
17	10.8	6:59	5:46
18	10.8	6:58	5:46
19	10.8	6:57	5:47
20	10.9	6:56	5:48
21	10.9	6:55	5:49
22	10.9	6:53	5:49
23	11.0	6:52	5:50
24	11.0	6:51	5:51
25	11.0	6:50	5:51
26	11.1	6:48	5:52
27	11.1	6:47	5:53
28	11.1	6:46	5:54
29	11.2	6:44	5:54
30	11.2	6:43	5:55
31	11.2	6:42	5:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.05 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	2.6	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	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6
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	2.6	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Busselton

In seasonPeak

In August, Busselton sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Busselton's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Busselton?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Busselton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Busselton in August

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

In August, Busselton sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Busselton in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 14 to May 18 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	21	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	18	19	20
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	21	Refreshing
Apr	21	Refreshing
May	20	Refreshing
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Busselton in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Busselton peaks around January 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	11	10	6	4	3	3	4	7	8	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Busselton?

Busselton sits at 33.7°S, 115.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Margaret River, 42 km away.

Topography around Busselton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Busselton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m.

The land around Busselton is covered by water (37%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (41%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

16 m

water 37%

16 km

165 m

water 41%

80 km

376 m

trees 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

August weather nearby: Margaret River 42 km · Bunbury 45 km · Australind 54 km · Mandurah 130 km · Baldivis 154 km · Rockingham 157 km · Kwinana 163 km · Byford 171 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 Busselton (-33.6525°, 115.3455°, elevation 7 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	43
9	43
10	42
11	42
12	41
13	41
14	40
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	43
9	43
10	42
11	42
12	41
13	41
14	40
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	43
9	43
10	42
11	42
12	41
13	41
14	40
15	39
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3