Newcastle weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · coastal city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Newcastle is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with October and May close behind. Newcastle averages about 2,691 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 52 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,691
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 994 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 541k
- Elevation
- 6 m
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When is the best time to visit Newcastle?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Newcastle is September, then October and May. The dullest month is July (63/100, 56 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Newcastle?
Newcastle gets a lot of sun: around 2,691 hours a year. September (85/100) is noticeably better than July (63). It ranks #91 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 994 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 83 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
| February | 70 | 26° / 79°F | 21° / 70°F | 133 mm | 9 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 74 | 25° / 77°F | 20° / 68°F | 116 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 78 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 89 mm | 5 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 81 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 75 mm | 3 | 21° / 70°F |
| June | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 98 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| July | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 56 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| August | 71 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 51 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| September | 85 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 52 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| October | 82 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 70 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| November | 78 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 90 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| December | 80 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 81 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in Newcastle by month
The sea off Newcastle is warmest in March at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in July at 18°C / 64°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 7 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 142 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Canberra Australia · 370 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Ballina Australia · 470 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Gold Coast Australia · 539 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Brisbane Australia · 614 km · best in Jul · 2,861 h sun/yr
- Sunshine Coast Australia · 700 km · best in Jul · 2,956 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Port Macquarie Australia · 180 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tamworth Australia · 213 km · 3,164 h sun/yr · best in May
- Bathurst (New South Wales) Australia · 214 km · 2,957 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Wollongong Australia · 219 km · 2,610 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Armidale Australia · 253 km · 3,037 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Newcastle compares month by month: Newcastle vs Sydney (Mascot) · Newcastle vs Canberra · Newcastle vs Ballina · all comparisons
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