Weather in Townsville in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Townsville in August
The temperature in August is +26°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +29°C during the day and a minimum of +12°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +26°C to +28°C.
Is Townsville warm or cold in August?
Townsville is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +25°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +15°C to +16°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the coolest months in Townsville, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Townsville in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +26°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +6°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +32°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 20 mm | 14 mm | 8 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 68% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 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 +25°C to +26°C during the day. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 20 mm to 14 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 14 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Townsville is gradually decreasing during August, going from 5 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Townsville?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Townsville in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+28°C) and the highest in 1996 (+30°C). The driest year was 1993 with only 251 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1731 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Townsville, 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.
