Tuggeranong weather in August

In August, Tuggeranong sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tuggeranong's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuggeranong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:48 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tuggeranong reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Tuggeranong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
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wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tuggeranong weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°739.9014.17.0
Feb24° / 12°769.5013.37.1
Mar22° / 557.8012.37.1
Apr18° / 345.1011.16.4
May13° / 344.90.210.24.4
Jun10° / 587.30.69.72.4
Jul / 447.40.89.92.1
Aug11° / 578.61.210.72.8
Sep14° / 6790.211.84.3
Oct17° / 759.40.112.95.8
Nov20° / 8410.40.113.96.3
Dec23° / 10°819.5014.37.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Tuggeranong gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Humidity in August

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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.

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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:04 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tuggeranong?

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

2.8
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 Tuggeranong.

What to pack for Tuggeranong in August

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

In August, Tuggeranong sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tuggeranong 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 Tuggeranong peaks around December 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
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Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tuggeranong 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 Tuggeranong is worst in December — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.2× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2221 µg/m³Jul 133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb9Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun3Good
Jul3Good
Aug4Good
Sep5Good
Oct5Good
Nov10Good
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tuggeranong?

Tuggeranong sits at 35.4°S, 149.1°E, 579 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Canberra, 16 km away.

WodongaKatoombaBlue Mountains

Topography around Tuggeranong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuggeranong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 589 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 969 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,815 m.

The land around Tuggeranong is covered by grassland (42%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

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August weather nearby: Canberra 16 km · Goulburn 95 km · Batemans Bay 105 km · Wollongong city centre 199 km · Wollongong 200 km · Wodonga 212 km · Katoomba 220 km · Blue Mountains 222 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 Tuggeranong (-35.4165°, 149.0695°, elevation 579 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. 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).