August is one of the cooler months of the year in Charters Towers, with average highs near 27.7°C and lows around 12.1°C (mean 19.9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 15 mm of rainfall and 60% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Charters Towers. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Charters Towers was 2009 — when the month averaged 22.3°C — while the coldest was 2008 at 17.1°C. Typical August days reach 27.7°C with nights near 12.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
August is one of the drier months in Charters Towers, averaging 15 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1998 with 145 mm, while the driest were 1990, 2001 and 2009 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Charters Towers during August averages 60%. The most humid August was 2005 at 72%, and the least humid was 2004 at 47%.
August receives about 5.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Charters Towers. The sunniest Augusts were 2009, 2013 and 2018, among others at 5.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1995 at 4.6.
Average wind speed in Charters Towers during August is 2.5 m/s. The windiest August was 1995 at 3.4 m/s, while the calmest was 2012 at 1.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 19.3°C | 19.9°C | 19.7°C | 20.2°C | 20.7°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg High | 26.9°C | 27.7°C | 27.6°C | 28.1°C | 28.5°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Low | 11.7°C | 12.1°C | 11.9°C | 12.3°C | 12.9°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 15 mm | 25 mm | 9 mm | 12 mm | 13 mm | -2 mm |
August temperatures in Charters Towers have risen by about 1.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 1.9°C (1995) to a record high of 35.7°C (1991).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 15 mm, with a wettest year of 145 mm.
One of the best times to visit Charters Towers
August is one of the best times to visit Charters Towers. Expect days averaging 27.7°C and nights around 12.1°C (mean 19.9°C) — cooler than Charters Towers's yearly average — with low rainfall (15 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.5°C | 20.6°C | 12.6°C | 34.5°C | 5.8°C | 1 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 28.5°C | 21.3°C | 14.1°C | 32.3°C | 10.2°C | 42 mm | 68% | 2.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 29.0°C | 20.8°C | 12.6°C | 33.2°C | 8.6°C | 1 mm | 59% | 2.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 27.7°C | 19.8°C | 11.9°C | 33.5°C | 6.9°C | 2 mm | 63% | 2.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 28.5°C | 21.3°C | 14.2°C | 32.0°C | 8.1°C | 35 mm | 59% | 2.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 28.9°C | 20.6°C | 12.3°C | 35.7°C | 8.2°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 28.3°C | 20.3°C | 12.3°C | 32.0°C | 5.8°C | 1 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 28.8°C | 20.4°C | 12.0°C | 33.4°C | 6.3°C | 4 mm | 51% | 2.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2017 | 29.8°C | 21.5°C | 13.2°C | 34.7°C | 9.2°C | 1 mm | 55% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 27.7°C | 20.3°C | 12.8°C | 33.9°C | 6.6°C | 4 mm | 62% | 3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 29.1°C | 21.0°C | 13.0°C | 33.0°C | 6.9°C | 1 mm | 56% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 27.0°C | 19.3°C | 11.7°C | 29.9°C | 6.6°C | 21 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2013 | 29.7°C | 21.2°C | 12.7°C | 34.0°C | 8.2°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2012 | 25.6°C | 18.2°C | 10.7°C | 30.9°C | 2.9°C | 3 mm | 69% | 1.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2011 | 27.4°C | 19.5°C | 11.6°C | 32.4°C | 7.2°C | 8 mm | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 27.7°C | 20.2°C | 12.8°C | 32.9°C | 4.7°C | 78 mm | 64% | 2.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2009 🔥 | 30.9°C | 22.3°C | 13.7°C | 35.7°C | 8.9°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2008 ❄️ | 24.7°C | 17.1°C | 9.4°C | 30.3°C | 4.5°C | 0 mm | 66% | 2.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 26.4°C | 19.4°C | 12.4°C | 28.8°C | 4.7°C | 3 mm | 68% | 2.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2006 | 27.9°C | 19.4°C | 10.8°C | 32.2°C | 6.6°C | 3 mm | 56% | 2.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 24.9°C | 18.3°C | 11.7°C | 27.7°C | 3.6°C | 63 mm | 72% | 2.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 28.2°C | 19.6°C | 11.1°C | 32.2°C | 6.1°C | 1 mm | 47% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2003 | 28.9°C | 21.5°C | 14.1°C | 31.3°C | 3.8°C | 3 mm | 60% | 2.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2002 | 27.2°C | 19.7°C | 12.2°C | 30.1°C | 9.3°C | 17 mm | 61% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2001 | 28.3°C | 19.7°C | 11.2°C | 30.8°C | 7.5°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2000 | 28.5°C | 20.3°C | 12.1°C | 35.3°C | 7.4°C | 3 mm | 57% | 2.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 27.6°C | 19.8°C | 12.0°C | 32.0°C | 6.0°C | 1 mm | 60% | 2.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1998 🌧️ | 28.4°C | 21.6°C | 14.8°C | 33.3°C | 4.9°C | 145 mm | 65% | 2.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 27.2°C | 19.5°C | 11.8°C | 29.7°C | 6.0°C | 23 mm | 57% | 2.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1996 | 29.1°C | 20.9°C | 12.8°C | 33.9°C | 4.9°C | 2 mm | 57% | 2.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1995 | 24.4°C | 17.9°C | 11.4°C | 28.9°C | 1.9°C | 66 mm | 69% | 3.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 27.0°C | 18.9°C | 10.9°C | 29.1°C | 4.9°C | 1 mm | 56% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1993 | 27.9°C | 20.0°C | 12.1°C | 30.6°C | 5.2°C | 5 mm | 59% | 2.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1992 | 29.3°C | 21.3°C | 13.3°C | 34.9°C | 7.8°C | 2 mm | 56% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1991 | 29.4°C | 21.0°C | 12.6°C | 35.7°C | 8.2°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1990 | 26.4°C | 17.8°C | 9.1°C | 32.3°C | 2.8°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1989 | 25.4°C | 18.0°C | 10.6°C | 32.9°C | 3.9°C | 19 mm | 66% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1988 | 26.9°C | 19.6°C | 12.4°C | 32.5°C | 5.1°C | 47 mm | 65% | 2.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1987 | 28.1°C | 20.1°C | 12.0°C | 32.5°C | 6.2°C | 7 mm | 53% | 2.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1986 | 26.6°C | 19.2°C | 11.8°C | 31.4°C | 4.8°C | 29 mm | 61% | 2.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1985 | 27.8°C | 20.1°C | 12.5°C | 31.8°C | 4.4°C | 0 mm | 65% | 2.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1984 | 26.8°C | 19.2°C | 11.6°C | 32.4°C | 4.4°C | 4 mm | 65% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1983 | 26.1°C | 18.8°C | 11.5°C | 30.4°C | 4.4°C | 1 mm | 68% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 26.1°C | 18.7°C | 11.4°C | 28.9°C | 4.5°C | 1 mm | 61% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.2°C | 19.8°C | 11.4°C | 31.9°C | 5.2°C | 28 mm | 59% | 1.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 27.7°C with lows near 12.1°C (mean 19.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 15 mm of rainfall in Charters Towers, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 145 mm in 1998.
The hottest August reached 35.7°C in 1991. The coldest dipped to 1.9°C in 1995.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 27°C to 28.4°C and overnight lows from 11.7°C to 13.1°C over the same span.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Charters Towers and one of the drier months, so plan for around 27.7°C daytime highs and 12.1°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 3rd coolest month in Charters Towers, averaging 19.9°C.
For August in Charters Towers, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27.7°C and lows of 12.1°C.
Relative humidity in August averages 60% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in August is 2.5 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 3.4 m/s (1995).
The wettest August on record was 1998 with 145 mm. On average, August sees 15 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Charters Towers behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
