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.

Average wind in August
MPH am MPH pm City KPH am KPH pm
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
August wind speed averages
MPH am MPH pm City KPH am KPH pm
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.

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