Weather in Darwin in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Darwin in August
The temperature in August is +32°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +34°C during the day and a minimum of +19°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +33°C to +30°C.
Is Darwin warm or cold in August?
Darwin is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +32°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +20°C to +20°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how August is compared to other months in Darwin:
Climate in Darwin in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +32°C | +33°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +13°C | +15°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +36°C | +37°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 2 mm | 23 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 57% | 60% | 65% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 23 | 21 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as great as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +31°C to +32°C during the day. The rainfall amount in August stays the same as in the previous month with a 2 mm of total precipitation. Humidity rises from 57% to 60%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 23 sunny days in July to 21 in August.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Darwin is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last August in Darwin?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Darwin in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2011 (+31°C) and the highest in 2019 (+33°C). The driest year was 2005 with only 1284 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2024 with 3002 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Darwin
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Darwin, 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.
