West Melbourne weather in August

In August, West Melbourne sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 77°F, with 6.7 in of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is West Melbourne's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see West Melbourne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
77°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6.7 in
24.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:56 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

West Melbourne is city in Florida, United States of America.

Density
742/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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 88°F through the month.

A typical August day in West Melbourne reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 77°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in West Melbourne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

West Melbourne weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan71° / 56°2.16.210.47.2
Feb73° / 57°1.86.7117.4
Mar76° / 61°2.26.611.87.6
Apr80° / 65°2.0712.77.1
May84° / 71°3.010.213.45.6
Jun87° / 75°6.420.313.73.6
Jul88° / 76°6.322.613.63.1
Aug88° / 77°6.724.4132.9
Sep86° / 76°6.020.712.23.7
Oct82° / 71°3.311.911.36.0
Nov77° / 64°1.56.610.67.5
Dec73° / 59°1.65.310.37.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43565
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113763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

West Melbourne gets around 6.7 in of rain over 24.4 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 79% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3176

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116930
216930
316831
416732
516633
616534
716435
816336
916237
1016138
1116138
1216039
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:487:09
213.35:497:08
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513.35:507:06
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1113.15:547:01
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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 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for West Melbourne

In seasonPeak

In August, West Melbourne sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

West Melbourne sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

West Melbourne's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit West Melbourne?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in West Melbourne.

What to pack for West Melbourne in August

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

In August, West Melbourne sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 77°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near West Melbourne in August

The nearest coast averages about 82°F 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 17 mi away) is warmest in September at about 83°F and coldest in February near 69°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

70°75°80°85°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan70Refreshing
Feb69Refreshing
Mar71Refreshing
Apr74Refreshing
May77Warm
Jun80Warm
Jul82Warm
Aug82Tropical
Sep83Tropical
Oct81Warm
Nov76Warm
Dec73Refreshing

UV index in West Melbourne in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in West Melbourne peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in West Melbourne 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 West Melbourne is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1320 µg/m³Dec 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is West Melbourne?

West Melbourne sits at 28.1°N, 80.7°W, 30 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Melbourne, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around West Melbourne

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of West Melbourne.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around West Melbourne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 ft around an average of 33 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft.

The land around West Melbourne is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 2 miles, trees (31%), water (29%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and water (35%), trees (30%) and grassland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
52 ft
10 miles
105 ft
50 miles
246 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Melbourne 3.1 mi · Palm Bay 5.0 mi · Rockledge 20 mi · Merritt Island 20 mi · Sebastian 21 mi · Cocoa 22 mi · Vero Beach 34 mi · Vero Beach South 35 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 West Melbourne (28.0717°, -80.6534°, elevation 30 ft), 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).