Wollongong Weather

Wollongong has an oceanic climate , but with humid subtropical (Cfa) influences as its warmest month mean of 21.9 °C (71.4 °F)
is just below the subtropical isotherm of 22 °C (72 °F). The highest recorded temperature is 44.1 °C on 1 January 2006, and the lowest 0.8 °C on 27 July 1986. Annually, Wollongong receives 107.4 clear days.

Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the seasons, with a bias to the first half of the year. It is often associated with orographic lift caused by the escarpment. A significant flood event occurred on 18 August 1998 when Wollongong recorded 316 mm of rainfall (the nearby suburb of Mt Ousley recorded in excess of 445 mm), mostly falling in a 3-hour period. Wollongong also experiences thunderstorms during the warmer months bringing lightning, heavy rain and occasionally hail.

July and August are known as the windy months, with westerly gales that can gust at over 100 km/h.

Average Temperature
Jan
82 °F
28 °C
Feb
79 °F
26 °C
Mar
77 °F
25 °C
Apr
73 °F
23 °C
May
68 °F
20 °C
Jun
63 °F
17 °C
Jul
63 °F
17 °C
Aug
63 °F
17 °C
Sep
67 °F
20 °C
Oct
73 °F
23 °C
Nov
75 °F
24 °C
Dec
77 °F
25 °C
Humidity
Jan
69%
Feb
63%
Mar
64%
Apr
63%
May
57%
Jun
62%
Jul
50%
Aug
48%
Sep
56%
Oct
58%
Nov
56%
Dec
60%
Rain
Jan
52mm
Feb
23mm
Mar
73mm
Apr
7mm
May
8mm
Jun
56mm
Jul
9mm
Aug
25mm
Sep
26mm
Oct
23mm
Nov
30mm
Dec
6mm
Clouds
Jan
45%
Feb
45%
Mar
56%
Apr
27%
May
21%
Jun
42%
Jul
22%
Aug
18%
Sep
34%
Oct
28%
Nov
36%
Dec
52%
Air quality US AQI
Jan
37
Feb
29
Mar
25
Apr
26
May
29
Jun
26
Jul
25
Aug
22
Sep
28
Oct
28
Nov
25
Dec
36
Sun
Jan
12UVI
Feb
9UVI
Mar
7UVI
Apr
5UVI
May
4UVI
Jun
2UVI
Jul
3UVI
Aug
4UVI
Sep
5UVI
Oct
7UVI
Nov
9UVI
Dec
10UVI