August is one of the cooler months of the year in Tom Price, with average highs near 27.3°C and lows around 10.8°C (mean 19.1°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 5 mm of rainfall and 36% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Tom Price. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Tom Price was 2023 — when the month averaged 21.7°C — while the coldest was 1986 at 16.1°C. Typical August days reach 27.3°C with nights near 10.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
August is one of the drier months in Tom Price, averaging 5 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1997 with 32 mm, while the driest were 2014, 2015 and 2018, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Tom Price during August averages 36%. The most humid August was 1998 at 51%, and the least humid was 2014 at 24%.
August receives about 5.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tom Price. The sunniest Augusts were 2004, 2007 and 2018 at 6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1990 at 5.
Average wind speed in Tom Price during August is 2.9 m/s. The windiest August was 2008 at 3.5 m/s, while the calmest was 1998 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 18.7°C | 18.7°C | 18.8°C | 19.4°C | 20.2°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg High | 27.0°C | 26.7°C | 27.1°C | 27.6°C | 28.3°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Low | 10.4°C | 10.7°C | 10.4°C | 11.1°C | 12.1°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 3 mm | 12 mm | 3 mm | 2 mm | 6 mm | +3 mm |
August temperatures in Tom Price have risen by about 1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 1.4°C (1986) to a record high of 36.7°C (2024).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 5 mm, with a wettest year of 32 mm.
One of the best times to visit Tom Price
August is one of the best times to visit Tom Price. Expect days averaging 27.3°C and nights around 10.8°C (mean 19.1°C) — cooler than Tom Price's yearly average — with low rainfall (5 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 | 26.7°C | 19.2°C | 11.7°C | 31.9°C | 5.5°C | 12 mm | 39% | 3.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 29.2°C | 20.9°C | 12.6°C | 36.7°C | 8.0°C | 14 mm | 40% | 2.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2023 🔥 | 29.7°C | 21.7°C | 13.6°C | 34.8°C | 9.3°C | 3 mm | 31% | 2.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 27.2°C | 19.2°C | 11.2°C | 31.9°C | 6.7°C | 3 mm | 33% | 3.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 28.7°C | 20.2°C | 11.7°C | 33.0°C | 6.0°C | 0 mm | 27% | 3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 28.5°C | 20.1°C | 11.7°C | 36.1°C | 6.8°C | 2 mm | 34% | 2.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 27.8°C | 19.4°C | 11.0°C | 32.4°C | 6.6°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 25.3°C | 16.8°C | 8.3°C | 30.2°C | 3.4°C | 0 mm | 34% | 3.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2017 | 29.2°C | 20.7°C | 12.2°C | 34.7°C | 4.5°C | 0 mm | 35% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2016 | 25.6°C | 17.7°C | 9.9°C | 29.7°C | 4.4°C | 1 mm | 47% | 3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 27.0°C | 19.0°C | 10.9°C | 31.1°C | 7.8°C | 0 mm | 42% | 2.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 28.3°C | 20.0°C | 11.6°C | 32.8°C | 7.4°C | 0 mm | 24% | 3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 28.3°C | 19.7°C | 11.2°C | 30.6°C | 9.1°C | 0 mm | 34% | 2.6 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2012 | 30.3°C | 21.4°C | 12.6°C | 32.9°C | 10.3°C | 0 mm | 28% | 2.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2011 | 28.5°C | 20.1°C | 11.7°C | 32.8°C | 8.5°C | 1 mm | 34% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2010 | 26.1°C | 18.7°C | 11.3°C | 32.1°C | 7.2°C | 15 mm | 37% | 3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2009 | 28.1°C | 19.6°C | 11.1°C | 32.6°C | 7.9°C | 0 mm | 36% | 2.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 26.5°C | 18.5°C | 10.5°C | 30.6°C | 6.7°C | 3 mm | 26% | 3.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2007 | 27.9°C | 19.0°C | 10.2°C | 33.8°C | 6.2°C | 0 mm | 28% | 3.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2006 | 29.8°C | 20.9°C | 12.1°C | 33.0°C | 8.9°C | 0 mm | 29% | 2.6 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 25.2°C | 17.2°C | 9.1°C | 29.3°C | 5.3°C | 12 mm | 44% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 25.5°C | 17.0°C | 8.5°C | 29.7°C | 6.2°C | 0 mm | 32% | 3.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2003 | 25.7°C | 17.8°C | 9.9°C | 31.5°C | 4.9°C | 12 mm | 40% | 3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2002 | 28.3°C | 19.7°C | 11.1°C | 31.6°C | 7.3°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 11.6°C | 31.5°C | 7.0°C | 0 mm | 33% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2000 | 26.2°C | 17.9°C | 9.6°C | 30.5°C | 5.6°C | 2 mm | 34% | 2.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 27.7°C | 20.0°C | 12.2°C | 32.5°C | 9.6°C | 0 mm | 37% | 2.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1998 | 27.5°C | 19.5°C | 11.6°C | 31.9°C | 8.2°C | 28 mm | 51% | 2.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1997 🌧️ | 25.7°C | 18.0°C | 10.2°C | 30.1°C | 5.0°C | 32 mm | 43% | 2.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1996 | 26.7°C | 18.7°C | 10.7°C | 32.3°C | 5.9°C | 7 mm | 43% | 3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1995 | 27.3°C | 18.8°C | 10.4°C | 33.1°C | 6.2°C | 0 mm | 35% | 3.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1994 | 28.7°C | 20.4°C | 12.0°C | 33.4°C | 6.6°C | 0 mm | 26% | 3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1993 | 24.9°C | 17.0°C | 9.1°C | 29.1°C | 4.4°C | 21 mm | 45% | 3.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1992 | 24.1°C | 16.4°C | 8.6°C | 29.1°C | 3.6°C | 13 mm | 50% | 3.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 27.1°C | 19.1°C | 11.0°C | 30.2°C | 8.4°C | 0 mm | 40% | 2.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1990 | 27.0°C | 19.3°C | 11.6°C | 32.7°C | 8.0°C | 19 mm | 48% | 2.9 m/s | 5 |
| 1989 | 26.5°C | 18.1°C | 9.7°C | 30.4°C | 5.7°C | 0 mm | 33% | 2.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1988 | 27.5°C | 19.4°C | 11.4°C | 31.4°C | 8.3°C | 4 mm | 38% | 2.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 26.9°C | 18.8°C | 10.7°C | 32.3°C | 5.9°C | 1 mm | 30% | 3.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1986 ❄️ | 24.6°C | 16.1°C | 7.6°C | 30.5°C | 1.4°C | 0 mm | 38% | 3.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1985 | 27.5°C | 18.8°C | 10.1°C | 33.3°C | 5.8°C | 0 mm | 37% | 2.9 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1984 | 26.0°C | 17.5°C | 9.0°C | 31.5°C | 1.5°C | 5 mm | 42% | 2.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1983 | 27.9°C | 19.6°C | 11.4°C | 31.0°C | 8.1°C | 4 mm | 35% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.7°C | 20.5°C | 12.3°C | 31.8°C | 7.8°C | 9 mm | 37% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 27.5°C | 19.5°C | 11.5°C | 31.4°C | 7.0°C | 0 mm | 41% | 2.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 27.3°C with lows near 10.8°C (mean 19.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 5 mm of rainfall in Tom Price, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 32 mm in 1997.
The hottest August reached 36.7°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 1.4°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 27.5°C to 28.3°C and overnight lows from 10.9°C to 12.2°C over the same span.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Tom Price and one of the drier months, so plan for around 27.3°C daytime highs and 10.8°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 3rd coolest month in Tom Price, averaging 19.1°C.
For August in Tom Price, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27.3°C and lows of 10.8°C.
Relative humidity in August averages 36% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in August is 2.9 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 3.5 m/s (2008).
The wettest August on record was 1997 with 32 mm. On average, August sees 5 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 Tom Price 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.
