Average Wind Speed in August at Australian Cities
The amount of wind that Australia's major cities average in August is listed below.
The tables give the month's usual wind speeds in miles per hour (MPH) and kilometres per hour (KPH) for morning and afternoon. Morning wind speed readings are taken at 9:00 am local time, while afternoon winds are at 3:00 pm.
The wind measurements here are long-term historical averages of weather data collected during 1991 to 2010.
MPH am | MPH pm | City | KPH am | KPH pm |
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7 | 11 | Adelaide, South Australia | 12 | 17 |
4 | 9 | Albury, New South Wales | 7 | 14 |
12 | 15 | Ballarat, Victoria | 19 | 25 |
7 | 11 | Bendigo, Victoria | 11 | 18 |
7 | 11 | Brisbane, Queensland | 12 | 19 |
8 | 12 | Bunbury, Western Australia | 13 | 19 |
10 | 13 | Bundaberg, Queensland | 16 | 21 |
11 | 14 | Cairns, Queensland | 17 | 23 |
6 | 10 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 9 | 17 |
8 | 12 | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | 13 | 19 |
8 | 12 | Darwin, Northern Territory | 13 | 20 |
12 | 15 | Geelong, Victoria | 19 | 25 |
10 | 14 | Gold Coast, Queensland | 16 | 22 |
4 | 6 | Gosford, New South Wales | 7 | 9 |
MPH am | MPH pm | City | KPH am | KPH pm |
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11 | 12 | Hobart, Tasmania | 17 | 19 |
6 | 12 | Launceston, Tasmania | 10 | 19 |
10 | 12 | Mackay, Queensland | 17 | 19 |
4 | 5 | Maitland, New South Wales | 6 | 9 |
14 | 15 | Melbourne, Victoria | 22 | 24 |
15 | 18 | Newcastle, New South Wales | 24 | 29 |
8 | 12 | Perth, Western Australia | 13 | 19 |
7 | 9 | Rockhampton, Queensland | 12 | 15 |
10 | 14 | Sydney, New South Wales | 17 | 23 |
13 | 14 | Toowoomba, Queensland | 21 | 22 |
8 | 15 | Townsville, Queensland | 13 | 25 |
11 | 15 | Wollongong, New South Wales | 18 | 24 |
Reference
Australian Government. Bureau of Meteorology. Climate Data Online.