Climate in Wollongong (Australia)

Wollongong has a humid subtropical climate, with very mild winters (June to August) and warm summers (December to February). As for the rains, they are more abundant from January to April and less abundant from July to September, although they can vary a lot from one year to another.
The city is located on the southeastern coast of Australia, in New South Wales, 55 km (34 mi) southwest of Sydney.
South of the city is a coastal lagoon, Lake Illawarra. To the west is a plateau some 400 meters (1,300 ft) high, the Illawarra Escarpment, with hills locally exceeding 700 metres (2,300 ft).




Winter, from June to August, is very mild, however, cold air can sometimes arrive from the south and lower the temperature, especially at night, when it can drop to about 0 °C (32 °F).
Winter is generally the driest season, however, from time to time there can be heavy rains, brought by easterly winds.
Summer is quite hot, but less so than in Sydney and the northernmost part of the east coast. In fact, south of Wollongong the climate can be defined as oceanic, given that the temperature of the warmest months, January and February, remains below 22 °C (71.5 °F).
Even in summer, there can sometimes be cool days, with highs of 20 °C (68 °F) or even below.
On the other hand, air masses from the desert can also arrive here, and from October to March, it can sometimes get very hot, in fact the temperature can exceed 35 °C (95 °F), and from December to February even 40 °C (104 °F). However, scorching heat usually lasts a short time (sometimes only a day), and in the evening, the breeze from the ocean lowers the temperature again.
In summer, thunderstorms can break out, sometimes accompanied by hail.

Best Time

To visit Wollongong you can choose the period from July to September, since it is the driest of the year. It must be said that sometimes it can get cold at night, especially in July and August. You can then choose the months of October and November, in spring, even those the rains increase a little, moreover, it can get very hot every now and then.
The sea in winter is a bit cold for swimming, as the ocean temperature is around 18 °C (64.5 °F), while it is warm enough for swimming from January to March.

Wollongong - Climate data

In Wollongong, the average temperature of the coldest month (July) is of 12.8 °C (55 °F), that of the warmest month (February) is of 22 °C (71.5 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Precipitation amounts to 1320 millimeters (52 inches) per year: it is therefore quite abundant. It ranges from 65 mm (2.6 in) in the driest months (July, September) to 160 mm (6.3 in) in the wettest one (March). Here is the average precipitation.
The sea temperature ranges from 18 °C (64 °F) in July, August, September to