Morayfield weather in August

In August, Morayfield sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 43 mm of rain across 5.1 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 22°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 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Morayfield's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morayfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:21 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Morayfield is suburb of Moreton Bay, Queensland, 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 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Morayfield reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Morayfield 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
Jan28° / 22°13014.413.55.5
Feb28° / 21°15214.7135.5
Mar27° / 20°12215.712.25.9
Apr25° / 17°661211.46.8
May22° / 14°759.610.77.1
Jun20° / 11°638.210.37.0
Jul20° / 10°34510.57.5
Aug22° / 10°435.1117.9
Sep24° / 13°386.411.88.0
Oct25° / 16°818.712.77.4
Nov27° / 19°889.913.36.7
Dec28° / 20°11912.213.76.2

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 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38812
48812
58911
68911
79010
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148812
158812
168713
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208416
218218
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277822
287822
297822
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Morayfield gets around 43 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
212
312
412
511
611
711
812
912
1012
1113
1213
1313
1414
1515
1615
1716
1817
1918
2018
2119
2220
2320
2421
2522
2622
2723
2823
2924
3024
3124

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 (%)
18893
28992
38992
48992
59091
69091
79091
889101
989101
1088111
1188111
1287121
1386131
1486131
1584142
1683152
1781163
1881163
1980173
2078184
2177194
2275205
2374215
2472226
2571236
2669247
2768257
2866268
2965278
3064279
3163289

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:335:15
210.76:325:16
310.76:325:16
410.86:315:17
510.86:305:18
610.86:305:18
710.86:295:19
810.96:285:19
910.96:275:20
1010.96:275:20
1110.96:265:21
1210.96:255:21
1311.06:245:22
1411.06:235:22
1511.06:225:23
1611.06:215:23
1711.16:205:24
1811.16:195:24
1911.16:185:25
2011.16:185:25
2111.26:175:26
2211.26:165:26
2311.26:155:27
2411.26:135:27
2511.36:125:28
2611.36:115:28
2711.36:105:29
2811.36:095:29
2911.46:085:30
3011.46:075:30
3111.46:065:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Morayfield

In seasonPeak

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

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

Morayfield's rainy season runs May–May, 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 Morayfield?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Morayfield in August

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

In August, Morayfield sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Morayfield in August

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 27 to Jul 31 — about 11.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr24Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug20Cool
Sep20Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Morayfield 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 Morayfield peaks around February 9 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 14Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Morayfield?

Morayfield sits at 27.1°S, 152.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Caboolture, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Morayfield

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morayfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m.

The land around Morayfield is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
884 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Caboolture 3.0 km · Narangba 11 km · Deception Bay 12 km · North Lakes 15 km · Kallangur 16 km · Bracken Ridge 25 km · Albany Creek 27 km · The Gap 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 Morayfield (-27.1088°, 152.9491°, elevation 8 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).