Climate averages 1991–2020
Central Coast weather
in July.
A mild, moderately wet month: the coolest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Central Coast: daytime highs average 16.0°C and nights cool to about 10.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 10 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sydney (51 km away). In July its highs average 15.9°C, about as warm as Central Coast, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Central Coast ranks 18th of 32 for the warmest July highs and joint 22nd of 32 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 32 cities is 16.5°C; Central Coast is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 17.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 49 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Central Coast climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 78 | 10.4 | 14.114 h |
| February | 25.2°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 102 | 11.2 | 13.313 h |
| March | 23.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 89 | 12.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 77 | 10.2 | 11.311 h |
| May | 18.8°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 70 | 9.2 | 10.410 h |
| June | 16.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 86 | 9.7 | 10.010 h |
| July, selected | 16.0°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 49 | 7.2 | 10.210 h |
| August | 17.3°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 49 | 6.5 | 10.911 h |
| September | 19.8°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 51 | 6.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 21.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 62 | 8.6 | 12.913 h |
| November | 22.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 81 | 10.0 | 13.814 h |
| December | 24.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 70 | 10.2 | 14.314 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Sydney in JulyAustralia · 51 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 9.1°C · 56 mm rain
- Newcastle, Australia in JulyAustralia · 67 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 10.5°C · 73 mm rain
- Maitland in JulyAustralia · 79 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 7.9°C · 37 mm rain
- Blue Mountains in JulyAustralia · 101 kmHigh 9.9°C · Low 1.5°C · 37 mm rain
- Wollongong in JulyAustralia · 119 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 10.5°C · 66 mm rain
- Canberra in JulyAustralia · 291 kmHigh 10.0°C · Low 1.3°C · 37 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in JulyAustralia · 306 kmHigh 10.0°C · Low 1.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in JulyAustralia · 385 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 11.5°C · 36 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Central Coast) is explained once on the Central Coast year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.