Weather in Alice Springs in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Alice Springs in August
Going from a maximum of +31°C during the day to a minimum of +6°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +26°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +22°C to +23°C.
Is Alice Springs warm or cold in August?
Alice Springs is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +20°C to +23°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +6°C to +8°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how August is compared to other months in Alice Springs:
Climate in Alice Springs in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +23°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -1°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +36°C | +38°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 8 mm | 5 mm | 8 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 49% | 38% | 31% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 24 | 26 | 23 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +20°C to +23°C during the day. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 8 mm to 5 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 49% to 38%. Winds are stronger in comparison to July, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in August, from 24 to 26.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in September as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Alice Springs is gradually increasing during August, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last August in Alice Springs?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Alice Springs in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2010 (+26°C) and the highest in 2019 (+30°C). The driest year was 2019 with only 31 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 702 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Alice Springs, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
