Hawthorn weather in August

In August, Hawthorn sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 51 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. 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 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hawthorn's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hawthorn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 8:08 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 7th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Hawthorn is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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

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

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hawthorn reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°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)	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Hawthorn weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	49	6	14.3	7.5
Feb	25° / 14°	44	5.6	13.5	7.5
Mar	23° / 13°	35	5.5	12.3	7.6
Apr	20° / 10°	46	7	11.1	6.6
May	16° / 9°	43	8.5	10	5.2
Jun	14° / 7°	50	10.1	9.4	3.8
Jul	13° / 6°	44	11	9.6	3.5
Aug	14° / 7°	51	11.2	10.5	4.0
Sep	16° / 8°	61	11.7	11.7	5.0
Oct	19° / 9°	61	10.4	13	6.0
Nov	21° / 11°	61	9.2	14	6.6
Dec	24° / 12°	60	7.9	14.6	7.2

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 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

	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 (%)	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44
Cloudier (%)	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	56	56	56

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

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hawthorn gets around 51 mm of rain over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	34	34	34	35	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	37
18	36
19	36
20	35
21	35
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	35
31	35

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	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 8:25 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:53 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	10.4	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)	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:48	7:47
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	8:25	6:27
2	10.1	8:24	6:28
3	10.1	8:23	6:28
4	10.1	8:22	6:29
5	10.1	8:21	6:30
6	10.2	8:20	6:31
7	10.2	8:19	6:32
8	10.2	8:18	6:33
9	10.3	8:17	6:34
10	10.3	8:16	6:34
11	10.4	8:14	6:35
12	10.4	8:13	6:36
13	10.4	8:12	6:37
14	10.5	8:11	6:38
15	10.5	8:09	6:39
16	10.5	8:08	6:40
17	10.6	8:07	6:41
18	10.6	8:05	6:42
19	10.6	8:04	6:42
20	10.7	8:03	6:43
21	10.7	8:01	6:44
22	10.8	8:00	6:45
23	10.8	7:59	6:46
24	10.8	7:57	6:47
25	10.9	7:56	6:48
26	10.9	7:54	6:49
27	10.9	7:53	6:50
28	11.0	7:51	6:50
29	11.0	7:50	6:51
30	11.1	7:48	6:52
31	11.1	7:47	6:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.8 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)	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4
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	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hawthorn

In seasonPeak

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

Hawthorn 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 Hawthorn?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hawthorn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hawthorn in August

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

In August, Hawthorn sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Hawthorn in August

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	21	20	18	15	13	12	11	12	14	17	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	15	Cool
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Hawthorn 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 Hawthorn peaks around December 19 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	7	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Hawthorn?

Hawthorn sits at 37.8°S, 145.0°E, 30 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hawthorn South, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Hawthorn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hawthorn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,316 m.

The land around Hawthorn is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

176 m

artificial surfaces 51%

80 km

1,316 m

grassland 35%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

August weather nearby: Hawthorn South 1.0 km · Kew 2.0 km · Glenferrie 2.0 km · Richmond 3.0 km · Camberwell 4.0 km · South Yarra 4.0 km · Glen Iris 6.0 km · Balwyn North 6.0 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 Hawthorn (-37.8199°, 145.0358°, elevation 30 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	13	7
2	13	7
3	13	7
4	13	7
5	13	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	7
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	14	7
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	37
18	36
19	36
20	35
21	35
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	99	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	37
18	36
19	36
20	35
21	35
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	99	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	37
18	36
19	36
20	35
21	35
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	99	1