Wollongong monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Wollongong

Wollongong average temperature chart (Celsius) Wollongong average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Wollongong (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.5 25.6 24.6 22.3 19.1 16.6 16 17 19.4 21.5 22.9 25
°F 78 78.1 76.2 72.1 66.3 61.9 60.9 62.6 66.9 70.6 73.3 76.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Wollongong monthly rainfall chart (mm) Wollongong monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Wollongong (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 149 175 190 142 116 151 67 92 63 112 124 104
inches 5.9 6.9 7.5 5.6 4.6 5.9 2.6 3.6 2.5 4.4 4.9 4.1
Rainy days 13 12 13 11 11 11 8 10 10 12 13 11

Average annual rainfall in Wollongong: 1601.2mm (630.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Wollongong

Wollongong average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Wollongong
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.5 7.2 6.8 6.9 6.2 6.2 7.1 7.7 7.8 7.7 8 8.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Wollongong average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Wollongong average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Wollongong (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16.9 17.2 15.6 12.5 9.5 7.4 5.7 6.8 8.8 11.5 13.5 15.6
Max °C 25.8 25.8 24.8 22.5 19.3 16.9 16.3 17.3 19.7 21.7 23.2 25.2
Min °F 62.3 63 60.1 54.5 49.1 45.2 42.3 44.2 47.8 52.7 56.2 60.1
Max °F 70.3 70.7 68.4 63.5 57.9 53.8 51.8 53.6 57.6 61.9 64.9 68.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Wollongong average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Wollongong average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Wollongong in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22.9 23.4 23.1 22.3 20.7 19.2 18 17.8 18.1 18.7 19.8 21.4
°F 73.2 74.1 73.6 72.1 69.3 66.5 64.4 64.1 64.6 65.7 67.6 70.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Wollongong average winspeed by month (km/h) Wollongong average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Wollongong (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 14 13 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 16
mph 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Wollongong relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Wollongong
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
65% 67% 66% 65% 66% 66% 61% 59% 56% 57% 60% 61%

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Wollongong weather stats

Wollongong weather statistics
Hottest month: February 25.6°C 78.1°F
Driest month: September 63mm 2.5ins
Sunniest month: August 7.7hrs
Coldest month: July 16°C 60.8°F
Wettest month: March 190mm 7.5ins
Warmest sea: February 23.4°C 74.1°F
Map showing location of Wollongong (-34.424, 150.89345) Wollongong map pin © Google

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