August is one of the cooler months of the year in Meekatharra, with average highs near 23.2°C and lows around 7.5°C (mean 15.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 9 mm of rainfall and 47% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Meekatharra. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Meekatharra was 2023 — when the month averaged 19.2°C — while the coldest was 1986 at 11.9°C. Typical August days reach 23.2°C with nights near 7.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
August is one of the drier months in Meekatharra, averaging 9 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1992 with 37 mm, while the driest was 1995 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Meekatharra during August averages 47%. The most humid August was 1992 at 62%, and the least humid was 2014 at 32%.
August receives about 5.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Meekatharra. The sunniest Augusts were 1989 and 2007 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1990 at 4.5.
Average wind speed in Meekatharra during August is 3.2 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 2019 and 2022 at 3.8 m/s, while the calmest was 1998 at 2.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 14.8°C | 15.0°C | 15.0°C | 15.9°C | 16.5°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg High | 22.6°C | 22.6°C | 23.2°C | 23.8°C | 24.2°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Low | 7.0°C | 7.3°C | 7.0°C | 8.0°C | 8.7°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 8 mm | 13 mm | 7 mm | 10 mm | 6 mm | -2 mm |
August temperatures in Meekatharra have risen by about 1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of -0.4°C (1986) to a record high of 34.1°C (2020).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 9 mm, with a wettest year of 37 mm.
A good time to visit Meekatharra
August is a good time to visit Meekatharra, with days averaging 23.2°C and nights around 7.5°C (mean 15.4°C, cooler than Meekatharra's yearly average) and low rainfall. October and April are marginally more temperate, but August still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.5°C | 15.1°C | 7.6°C | 30.8°C | 3.4°C | 13 mm | 48% | 3.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 24.3°C | 16.7°C | 9.0°C | 31.8°C | 5.4°C | 2 mm | 53% | 3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2023 🔥 | 27.2°C | 19.2°C | 11.1°C | 32.8°C | 5.5°C | 9 mm | 39% | 3.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 23.0°C | 15.4°C | 7.8°C | 29.8°C | 2.4°C | 7 mm | 43% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 23.8°C | 15.8°C | 7.8°C | 29.9°C | 2.5°C | 2 mm | 43% | 3.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 24.4°C | 16.6°C | 8.7°C | 34.1°C | 3.7°C | 5 mm | 44% | 3.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 23.6°C | 15.8°C | 8.0°C | 30.8°C | 3.0°C | 3 mm | 42% | 3.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 21.9°C | 14.1°C | 6.4°C | 28.7°C | 0.8°C | 5 mm | 47% | 3.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 23.6°C | 15.9°C | 8.3°C | 29.5°C | 1.2°C | 9 mm | 49% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 21.6°C | 14.0°C | 6.4°C | 27.7°C | 1.5°C | 19 mm | 53% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2015 | 23.0°C | 15.6°C | 8.2°C | 31.3°C | 2.8°C | 1 mm | 49% | 3.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 26.6°C | 18.1°C | 9.5°C | 30.8°C | 5.0°C | 2 mm | 32% | 3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 24.3°C | 16.2°C | 8.2°C | 27.8°C | 4.3°C | 0 mm | 47% | 2.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 25.9°C | 17.5°C | 9.2°C | 31.3°C | 5.0°C | 1 mm | 39% | 3.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 24.3°C | 16.6°C | 8.8°C | 30.7°C | 3.1°C | 27 mm | 51% | 2.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 22.9°C | 15.0°C | 7.2°C | 29.1°C | 2.8°C | 30 mm | 42% | 3.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 24.3°C | 16.1°C | 8.0°C | 29.9°C | 3.8°C | 3 mm | 46% | 2.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2008 | 21.9°C | 14.0°C | 6.2°C | 27.1°C | 3.6°C | 15 mm | 37% | 3.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 24.3°C | 15.6°C | 6.9°C | 31.5°C | 3.0°C | 0 mm | 40% | 3.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 26.8°C | 18.0°C | 9.3°C | 31.9°C | 4.7°C | 0 mm | 40% | 3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 22.4°C | 14.5°C | 6.6°C | 27.3°C | 2.5°C | 10 mm | 45% | 3.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 20.7°C | 12.8°C | 4.9°C | 26.4°C | 1.4°C | 1 mm | 52% | 3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2003 | 21.8°C | 14.6°C | 7.5°C | 27.1°C | 3.8°C | 11 mm | 47% | 3.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 23.7°C | 15.2°C | 6.7°C | 30.1°C | 3.7°C | 5 mm | 38% | 3.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2001 | 24.0°C | 15.8°C | 7.6°C | 31.1°C | 2.9°C | 5 mm | 39% | 3.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 21.6°C | 13.7°C | 5.8°C | 27.7°C | 2.2°C | 16 mm | 49% | 3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1999 | 23.3°C | 15.4°C | 7.5°C | 29.4°C | 1.9°C | 3 mm | 47% | 3.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 24.3°C | 16.5°C | 8.7°C | 30.8°C | 3.3°C | 3 mm | 57% | 2.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1997 | 21.1°C | 13.7°C | 6.2°C | 25.2°C | 1.3°C | 34 mm | 55% | 3.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 21.2°C | 14.0°C | 6.8°C | 29.3°C | 2.0°C | 9 mm | 58% | 3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 24.2°C | 15.9°C | 7.7°C | 31.9°C | 3.7°C | 0 mm | 42% | 3.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1994 | 25.3°C | 17.0°C | 8.7°C | 31.8°C | 3.4°C | 7 mm | 36% | 3.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 21.8°C | 14.0°C | 6.2°C | 27.9°C | 1.3°C | 13 mm | 52% | 3.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1992 🌧️ | 19.7°C | 13.1°C | 6.5°C | 26.0°C | 0.5°C | 37 mm | 62% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1991 | 23.6°C | 15.6°C | 7.6°C | 28.4°C | 4.5°C | 1 mm | 47% | 3.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 21.4°C | 14.3°C | 7.2°C | 26.4°C | 3.7°C | 27 mm | 55% | 3.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 21.8°C | 13.7°C | 5.7°C | 26.4°C | -0.1°C | 0 mm | 49% | 3.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1988 | 22.9°C | 15.4°C | 8.0°C | 29.2°C | 4.9°C | 12 mm | 50% | 3.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1987 | 22.9°C | 14.9°C | 7.0°C | 30.1°C | 2.4°C | 11 mm | 42% | 3.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1986 ❄️ | 19.4°C | 11.9°C | 4.4°C | 25.2°C | -0.4°C | 1 mm | 55% | 2.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1985 | 22.1°C | 14.2°C | 6.2°C | 28.9°C | 2.7°C | 5 mm | 50% | 3.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1984 | 21.5°C | 13.6°C | 5.8°C | 29.4°C | 0.9°C | 15 mm | 52% | 2.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1983 | 24.9°C | 16.7°C | 8.5°C | 30.1°C | 4.9°C | 9 mm | 42% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 25.4°C | 17.7°C | 10.0°C | 30.3°C | 5.3°C | 9 mm | 47% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 22.3°C | 14.9°C | 7.6°C | 28.3°C | 3.0°C | 13 mm | 52% | 3.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 23.2°C with lows near 7.5°C (mean 15.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 9 mm of rainfall in Meekatharra, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 37 mm in 1992.
The hottest August reached 34.1°C in 2020. The coldest dipped to -0.4°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1°C. Daytime highs moved from 23.2°C to 24.2°C and overnight lows from 7.6°C to 8.7°C over the same span.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Meekatharra and one of the drier months, so plan for around 23.2°C daytime highs and 7.5°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 3rd coolest month in Meekatharra, averaging 15.4°C.
For August in Meekatharra, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 23.2°C and lows of 7.5°C.
Relative humidity in August averages 47% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in August is 3.2 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 3.8 m/s (2019).
The wettest August on record was 1992 with 37 mm. On average, August sees 9 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 Meekatharra 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.
