Port Macquarie weather in August

In August, Port Macquarie sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 54 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Port Macquarie's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Macquarie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:27 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
21 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Port Macquarie is city in New South Wales, Australia.

Density
802/km²
people per km²

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 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Port Macquarie reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Port Macquarie weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 22°9311.213.87.1
Feb24° / 22°12712.113.16.6
Mar24° / 21°13714.412.26.5
Apr22° / 19°11612.911.36.4
May20° / 17°10912.110.46.2
Jun18° / 15°12912.2105.9
Jul17° / 14°759.810.26.0
Aug18° / 14°54710.96.7
Sep19° / 16°516.711.87.1
Oct20° / 18°608.712.86.8
Nov22° / 19°9010.113.66.7
Dec23° / 21°8710.9146.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38416
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Port Macquarie gets around 54 mm of rain over 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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522
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821
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1722
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2123
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2725
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3026
3126

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
289110
390100
490100
590100
69190
79190
890100
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1090100
1189101
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2671254
2770264
2869274
2968284
3067294
3166304

Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 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 7:41 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:416:08
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310.57:396:09
410.57:386:10
510.57:386:11
610.67:376:11
710.67:366:12
810.67:356:13
910.77:346:13
1010.77:336:14
1110.77:326:15
1210.77:316:15
1310.87:306:16
1410.87:296:16
1510.87:286:17
1610.87:276:18
1710.97:266:18
1810.97:256:19
1910.97:246:20
2011.07:236:20
2111.07:226:21
2211.07:206:22
2311.07:196:22
2411.17:186:23
2511.17:176:24
2611.17:166:24
2711.27:156:25
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2911.27:126:26
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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 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
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93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Port Macquarie

In seasonPeak

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

Port Macquarie 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 Port Macquarie?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Port Macquarie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Port Macquarie in August

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

In August, Port Macquarie sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a windbreaker

Sea temperature near Port Macquarie 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 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

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

18°20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun22Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug20Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Port Macquarie in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Macquarie peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Port Macquarie in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Port Macquarie is worst in November — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.0× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1824 µg/m³Jun 174 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul5Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov26Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Port Macquarie?

Port Macquarie sits at 31.4°S, 152.9°E, 10 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Taree, 69 km away.

Topography around Port Macquarie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Port Macquarie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,274 m.

The land around Port Macquarie is covered by water (41%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
1,274 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Taree 69 km · Coffs Harbour 128 km · Armidale 157 km · Tamworth 192 km · Maitland 193 km · Grafton 195 km · Newcastle 198 km · Muswellbrook 212 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 Port Macquarie (-31.4308°, 152.9089°, elevation 10 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).