Wodonga weather in August

In August, Wodonga sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 73 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wodonga's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wodonga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:58 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Wodonga is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
1,050/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

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 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Wodonga reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
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11134
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Wodonga weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°465.314.25.6
Feb29° / 16°464.813.46.1
Mar26° / 14°454.112.37.8
Apr21° / 40511.17.5
May17° / 506.310.15.8
Jun13° / 699.29.63.8
Jul12° / 6810.49.83.3
Aug14° / 739.810.64.0
Sep17° / 738.711.85.6
Oct21° / 667.612.96.9
Nov24° / 11°696.913.97.4
Dec28° / 14°616.214.47.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43862
53862
63763
73862
83862
93961
103961
114159
124159
134159
144258
154258
164357
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184654
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224951
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255050
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275050
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wodonga gets around 73 mm of rain over 9.8 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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233
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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:14 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:146:23
210.28:136:24
310.28:126:24
410.28:116:25
510.38:106:26
610.38:096:27
710.38:086:28
810.48:076:29
910.48:066:29
1010.48:056:30
1110.58:046:31
1210.58:036:32
1310.58:026:33
1410.58:006:33
1510.67:596:34
1610.67:586:35
1710.77:576:36
1810.77:566:37
1910.77:546:38
2010.87:536:38
2110.87:526:39
2210.87:506:40
2310.97:496:41
2410.97:486:42
2510.97:466:42
2611.07:456:43
2711.07:436:44
2811.07:426:45
2911.17:416:46
3011.17:396:46
3111.27:386:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Wodonga?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wodonga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wodonga in August

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

In August, Wodonga sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Wodonga 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 Wodonga peaks around December 21 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Wodonga 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 Wodonga is worst in January — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.3× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJan 1623 µg/m³Jul 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb5Good
Mar9Good
Apr23Moderate
May10Good
Jun4Good
Jul3Good
Aug4Good
Sep6Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wodonga?

Wodonga sits at 36.1°S, 146.9°E, 167 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wangaratta, 57 km away.

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Topography around Wodonga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wodonga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,851 m.

The land around Wodonga is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), trees (36%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,851 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Wangaratta 57 km · Shepparton 137 km · Echuca 192 km · Bairnsdale 200 km · Tuggeranong 212 km · Griffith 218 km · Canberra 223 km · Wallan 223 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 Wodonga (-36.1218°, 146.8881°, 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. 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).