Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 42°C on 2020-02-01; its coldest fell to -1°C on 1986-07-27.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
41°C2020-01-04
16°C1986-01-17
24°C1982-01-25
10°C2012-01-12
February
42°C2020-02-01
16°C1996-02-13
24°C2017-02-05
9°C1993-02-23
March
38°C1998-03-13
15°C2026-03-27
24°C2025-03-16
7°C1984-03-28
April
35°C1986-04-04
11°C1994-04-12
18°C2018-04-13
4°C2008-04-30
May
25°C2018-05-03
9°C2023-05-07
17°C2026-05-03
2°C1987-05-29
June
22°C2005-06-09
6°C2021-06-10
14°C1991-06-07
0°C2010-06-30
July
23°C2017-07-30
6°C1989-07-18
13°C2016-07-19
-1°C1986-07-27
August
25°C1995-08-26
6°C1992-08-24
14°C1995-08-26
0°C2008-08-18
September
32°C2017-09-23
9°C1984-09-29
18°C2023-09-19
2°C1994-09-22
October
34°C2004-10-13
11°C2008-10-22
18°C2005-10-31
3°C1982-10-01
November
40°C1997-11-26
11°C1996-11-22
23°C2002-11-25
5°C1981-11-17
December
41°C2019-12-21
13°C2002-12-10
23°C2025-12-21
7°C1995-12-13

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
42°C2020-02-01
13°C2002-12-10
24°C1982-01-25
7°C1995-12-13
Autumn (Mar–May)
38°C1998-03-13
9°C2023-05-07
24°C2025-03-16
2°C1987-05-29
Winter (Jun–Aug)
25°C1995-08-26
6°C2021-06-10
14°C1991-06-07
-1°C1986-07-27
Spring (Sep–Nov)
40°C1997-11-26
9°C1984-09-29
23°C2002-11-25
2°C1994-09-22

All-time records

The most extreme value Wollongong has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 42°C 2020-02-01
Lowest 6°C 2021-06-10

Low

Highest 24°C 2025-03-16
Lowest -1°C 1986-07-27

Feels-like

Highest 65°C 1998-01-18
Lowest -4°C 1986-07-27

Humidity

Highest 20.0 g/m³ 2001-01-26
Lowest 3.8 g/m³ 1986-07-26

Wind

Highest 25 km/h 1981-09-27
Lowest 4 km/h 1990-12-02

Precip

Wettest 162 mm 2020-02-09
Driest 32-day dry spell 2006-09-13

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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