Mernda weather in August

In August, Mernda sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 51 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°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 Mernda's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mernda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 10.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 8:08 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 8th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Mernda is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mernda reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Mernda weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 13°	51	6.3	14.3	7.5
Feb	25° / 13°	45	5.7	13.4	7.6
Mar	23° / 11°	35	5.2	12.3	7.7
Apr	19° / 9°	44	6.7	11.1	6.5
May	15° / 7°	41	8	10	4.7
Jun	12° / 5°	47	9.3	9.5	3.3
Jul	12° / 5°	42	10.3	9.7	3.0
Aug	13° / 5°	51	10.5	10.6	3.5
Sep	15° / 6°	59	10.9	11.7	4.6
Oct	18° / 7°	61	9.6	13	5.9
Nov	21° / 9°	63	9.3	14	6.5
Dec	23° / 11°	62	7.4	14.5	7.3

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 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	39	39	39	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43
Cloudier (%)	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	61	61	61	59	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mernda gets around 51 mm of rain over 10.5 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 35% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	37
11	37
12	37
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	35
17	34
18	33
19	33
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	32
29	32
30	33
31	33

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 14 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	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 8:24 AM to 7:46 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	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	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	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:02	8:01	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:46
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	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	8:24	6:27
2	10.1	8:23	6:28
3	10.1	8:22	6:29
4	10.1	8:21	6:29
5	10.2	8:20	6:30
6	10.2	8:19	6:31
7	10.2	8:18	6:32
8	10.3	8:17	6:33
9	10.3	8:16	6:34
10	10.3	8:15	6:35
11	10.4	8:14	6:36
12	10.4	8:13	6:36
13	10.4	8:11	6:37
14	10.5	8:10	6:38
15	10.5	8:09	6:39
16	10.5	8:08	6:40
17	10.6	8:06	6:41
18	10.6	8:05	6:42
19	10.6	8:04	6:43
20	10.7	8:02	6:43
21	10.7	8:01	6:44
22	10.8	7:59	6:45
23	10.8	7:58	6:46
24	10.8	7:57	6:47
25	10.9	7:55	6:48
26	10.9	7:54	6:49
27	11.0	7:52	6:50
28	11.0	7:51	6:50
29	11.0	7:49	6:51
30	11.1	7:48	6:52
31	11.1	7:46	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 7.17 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)	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	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	2.3	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	2.5	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	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 Mernda

In seasonPeak

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

Mernda 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 Mernda?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mernda.

What to pack for Mernda in August

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

In August, Mernda sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Mernda 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 36 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 Mernda 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 Mernda peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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	5	8	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	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mernda?

Mernda sits at 37.6°S, 145.1°E, 167 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Doreen, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Mernda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mernda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.

The land around Mernda is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

132 m

grassland 47%

16 km

550 m

grassland 46%

80 km

1,509 m

grassland 40%

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

August weather nearby: Doreen 5.0 km · South Morang 5.0 km · Wollert 6.0 km · Epping 8.0 km · Mill Park 8.0 km · Lalor 10 km · Bundoora 11 km · Thomastown 12 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 Mernda (-37.6007°, 145.0956°, elevation 167 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	12	5
2	12	5
3	12	5
4	12	5
5	12	5
6	12	5
7	12	5
8	12	5
9	12	5
10	12	5
11	12	5
12	12	5
13	13	5
14	13	5
15	13	5
16	13	5
17	13	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	5
23	13	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	37
11	37
12	37
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	35
17	34
18	33
19	33
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	32
29	32
30	33
31	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	37
11	37
12	37
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	35
17	34
18	33
19	33
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	32
29	32
30	33
31	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	37
11	37
12	37
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	35
17	34
18	33
19	33
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	32
29	32
30	33
31	33

	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