Wollongong weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Wollongong is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with October and April close behind. Wollongong averages about 2,610 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 45 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,610
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 925 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 280k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Wollongong?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Wollongong is September, then October and April. The dullest month is June (51/100, 95 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Wollongong?
Wollongong gets a lot of sun: around 2,610 hours a year. September (86/100) is noticeably better than June (51). It ranks #96 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 925 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 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 80 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
| February | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 142 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 75 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 105 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 71 mm | 5 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 77 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 55 mm | 3 | 21° / 70°F |
| June | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 95 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
| July | 56 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 53 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 58 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 86 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 45 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 82 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 65 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 79 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 84 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 72 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
Sea temperature in Wollongong by month
The sea off Wollongong is warmest in March at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in July at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 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 · 77 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Canberra Australia · 167 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Newcastle Australia · 219 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Melbourne Australia · 636 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Ballina Australia · 689 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Gold Coast Australia · 756 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Moruya Australia · 160 km · 2,587 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Bathurst (New South Wales) Australia · 166 km · 2,957 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Cooma Australia · 254 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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