Warwick weather in August

In August, Warwick sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 27 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Warwick's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warwick's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:26 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Warwick is town in 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Warwick reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2184
3184
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Warwick 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
Jan29° / 17°798.313.65.9
Feb28° / 17°647.3136.5
Mar26° / 15°545.512.27.5
Apr24° / 12°173.111.38.2
May20° / 283.510.67.6
Jun18° / 303.810.26.8
Jul17° / 243.310.46.8
Aug19° / 273.3117.7
Sep22° / 314.411.88.1
Oct25° / 11°626.912.77.8
Nov26° / 14°637.713.47.0
Dec28° / 16°909.813.86.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% 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 (%)
18317
28416
38515
48614
58713
68713
78713
88812
98713
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Warwick gets around 27 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
37
47
56
66
76
86
96
106
116
126
137
147
157
168
179
1810
1911
2012
2113
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2718
2818
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3019
3119

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30973
31973

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:395:17
210.76:385:18
310.76:375:18
410.76:375:19
510.76:365:19
610.76:355:20
710.86:345:21
810.86:335:21
910.86:335:22
1010.86:325:22
1110.96:315:23
1210.96:305:23
1310.96:295:24
1410.96:285:24
1511.06:275:25
1611.06:265:26
1711.06:255:26
1811.06:245:27
1911.16:235:27
2011.16:225:28
2111.16:215:28
2211.16:205:29
2311.26:195:29
2411.26:185:30
2511.26:175:30
2611.26:165:31
2711.36:155:31
2811.36:145:32
2911.36:135:32
3011.46:125:33
3111.46:105:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
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44.1Bright
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84.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Warwick

In seasonPeak

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

Warwick's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Warwick?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Warwick in August

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

In August, Warwick sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Warwick 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 Warwick peaks around January 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 14Jun 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Warwick 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 Warwick is worst in December — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.4× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateDec 1426 µg/m³Jun 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar5Good
Apr4Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul5Good
Aug7Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Warwick?

Warwick sits at 28.2°S, 152.0°E, 462 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Toowoomba, 74 km away.

Topography around Warwick

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warwick has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,328 m.

The land around Warwick is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (49%), trees (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
330 m
80 km
1,328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Toowoomba 74 km · Redbank Plains 103 km · Springfield Lakes 107 km · Forest Lake 113 km · Calamvale 120 km · Sunnybank Hills 121 km · Logan City 124 km · The Gap 124 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 Warwick (-28.219°, 152.0344°, elevation 462 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).