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August Weather in Broken Hill New South Wales, Australia

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 62°F to 68°F, rarely falling below 55°F or exceeding 78°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 39°F to 43°F, rarely falling below 34°F or exceeding 51°F.

For reference, on January 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Broken Hill typically range from 66°F to 94°F, while on July 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 39°F to 60°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Broken Hill

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Broken HillAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313130°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FJulSepAug 162°FAug 162°F39°F39°FAug 3168°FAug 3168°F43°F43°FAug 1163°FAug 1163°F40°F40°FAug 2165°FAug 2165°F42°F42°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Broken Hill

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Broken HillAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

San Juan, Argentina (7,640 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Broken Hill (view comparison).

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The month of August in Broken Hill experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 16% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 15% on August 12.

The clearest day of the month is August 12, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 85% of the time.

For reference, on November 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 32%, while on August 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 85%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Broken Hill

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Broken HillAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepNov 2168%Nov 2168%Aug 184%Aug 184%Aug 3184%Aug 3184%Aug 1185%Aug 1185%Aug 2185%Aug 2185%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Broken Hill, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 7% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 10% on January 31, and its lowest chance is 5% on March 26.

Probability of Precipitation in August in Broken Hill

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Broken Hill is essentially constant, remaining about 0.5 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.4 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.4 inches on August 3.

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in Broken Hill

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in Broken HillAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.2 in0.2 in0.4 in0.4 in0.6 in0.6 in0.8 in0.8 in1.0 in1.0 in1.2 in1.2 in1.4 in1.4 in1.6 in1.6 inJulSepAug 30.4 inAug 30.4 inAug 310.5 inAug 310.5 inAug 110.4 inAug 110.4 inAug 210.5 inAug 210.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of August in Broken Hill, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 50 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 40 seconds, and weekly increase of 11 minutes, 37 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 10 hours, 35 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in Broken Hill

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Broken Hill is 6:53 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 31 minutes earlier at 6:22 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:28 PM on August 1 and the latest sunset is 19 minutes later at 5:47 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Broken Hill during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during August, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:54 AM and sets 14 hours, 15 minutes later, at 8:09 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:04 AM and sets 10 hours, 3 minutes later, at 5:07 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in Broken Hill

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Broken Hill

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Broken HillAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep00101020202030304050000101020203030304040
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Broken Hill

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Broken HillAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 68:28 AMJul 68:28 AMJul 217:48 PMJul 217:48 PMAug 48:44 PMAug 48:44 PMAug 203:56 AMAug 203:56 AMSep 311:26 AMSep 311:26 AMSep 1812:05 PMSep 1812:05 PM7:25 AM7:25 AM5:17 PM5:17 PM4:59 PM4:59 PM7:44 AM7:44 AM6:50 AM6:50 AM5:11 PM5:11 PM5:00 PM5:00 PM6:56 AM6:56 AM6:25 AM6:25 AM5:57 PM5:57 PM6:10 PM6:10 PM6:30 AM6:30 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
12%4:22 AMNE2:07 PMNW-9:14 AMN239,341 mi
2
6%5:19 AMNE3:06 PMWNW-10:13 AMN241,588 mi
3
2%6:08 AMENE4:09 PMWNW-11:09 AMN243,784 mi
4
0%6:50 AMENE5:11 PMWNW-12:00 PMN245,883 mi
5
0%7:25 AMENE6:11 PMWNW-12:48 PMN247,816 mi
6
3%7:55 AMENE7:08 PMWNW-1:31 PMN249,491 mi
7
7%8:22 AME8:04 PMW-2:12 PMN250,798 mi
8
13%8:47 AME8:58 PMW-2:51 PMN251,615 mi
9
20%9:11 AME9:52 PMW-3:29 PMN251,828 mi
10
28%9:35 AME10:46 PMWSW-4:08 PMN251,337 mi
11
37%10:01 AMESE11:42 PMWSW-4:49 PMN250,078 mi
12
47%10:30 AMESE--5:32 PMN248,038 mi
13
50%-12:41 AMWSW11:04 AMESE6:20 PMN245,268 mi
14
67%-1:42 AMWSW11:44 AMESE7:12 PMN241,894 mi
15
77%-2:44 AMWSW12:33 PMSE8:08 PMN238,119 mi
16
86%-3:46 AMSW1:30 PMSE9:08 PMN234,226 mi
17
93%-4:43 AMWSW2:36 PMESE10:08 PMN230,549 mi
18
98%-5:34 AMWSW3:47 PMESE11:06 PMN227,434 mi
19
99%-6:18 AMWSW5:00 PMESE--
20
100%-6:56 AMWSW6:13 PMESE12:02 AMN225,178 mi
21
99%-7:31 AMW7:24 PME12:55 AMN223,985 mi
22
95%-8:03 AMW8:33 PME1:45 AMN223,926 mi
23
88%-8:34 AMW9:43 PMENE2:35 AMN224,939 mi
24
79%-9:07 AMWNW10:52 PMENE3:25 AMN226,851 mi
25
68%-9:42 AMWNW-4:17 AMN229,416 mi
26
50%12:02 AMENE10:23 AMWNW-5:12 AMN232,369 mi
27
45%1:11 AMENE11:09 AMWNW-6:10 AMN235,466 mi
28
34%2:16 AMNE12:02 PMNW-7:09 AMN238,507 mi
29
24%3:15 AMNE1:00 PMNW-8:08 AMN241,355 mi
30
16%4:07 AMENE2:01 PMWNW-9:04 AMN243,928 mi
31
9%4:50 AMENE3:03 PMWNW-9:57 AMN246,189 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Broken Hill is essentially constant during August, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on January 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 4% of the time, while on May 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Broken Hill

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Broken HillAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 160%Aug 160%Aug 10%Aug 10%Aug 310%Aug 310%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Broken Hill is gradually increasing during August, increasing from 9.7 miles per hour to 10.3 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on December 13, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.5 miles per hour, while on May 19, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in August in Broken Hill

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Broken Hill throughout August is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 32% on August 29.

Wind Direction in August in Broken Hill

Wind Direction in August in Broken HillWSAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Broken Hill typically lasts for 11 months (345 days), from around July 22 to around July 3, rarely starting after August 21, or ending before June 10.

The month of August in Broken Hill is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 66% to 96% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Broken Hill

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Broken HillAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep66%Aug 166%Aug 196%Aug 3196%Aug 3180%Aug 1180%Aug 1190%Aug 2190%Aug 2150%Jul 2250%Jul 2250%Jul 350%Jul 340%Jul 1540%Jul 15very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Broken Hill are gradually increasing during August, increasing by 141°F, from 79°F to 220°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Broken Hill

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Broken Hill is increasing during August, rising by 1.2 kWh, from 3.8 kWh to 5.0 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Broken Hill

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Broken HillAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhJulSepAug 13.8 kWhAug 13.8 kWhAug 315.0 kWhAug 315.0 kWhAug 114.2 kWhAug 114.2 kWhAug 214.6 kWhAug 214.6 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Broken Hill are -31.965 deg latitude, 141.451 deg longitude, and 1,040 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Broken Hill contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 394 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,011 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (597 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,371 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Broken Hill is covered by sparse vegetation (62%) and artificial surfaces (31%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (90%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (89%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Broken Hill, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Broken Hill is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Broken Hill, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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