Climate averages 1991–2020
Newcastle, Australia weather
in September.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a mild month in Newcastle, Australia: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 12.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maitland (30 km away). In September its highs average 21.6°C, 1.6°C warmer than Newcastle, Australia, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Newcastle, Australia ranks 15th of 32 for the warmest September highs and joint 20th of 32 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 32 cities is 20.0°C; Newcastle, Australia is level with that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 21.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 53 mm to 63 mm.
The annual picture
September 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
Newcastle, Australia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 76 | 9.6 | 14.114 h |
| February | 25.5°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 98 | 9.8 | 13.313 h |
| March | 23.9°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 98 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 86 | 11.1 | 11.311 h |
| May | 18.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 94 | 10.8 | 10.510 h |
| June | 16.6°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 113 | 11.6 | 10.010 h |
| July | 16.1°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 73 | 8.9 | 10.210 h |
| August | 17.4°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 56 | 7.1 | 10.911 h |
| September, selected | 20.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 53 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 21.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 63 | 8.4 | 12.913 h |
| November | 23.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 81 | 9.7 | 13.814 h |
| December | 24.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 70 | 9.8 | 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
September in nearby cities
- Maitland in SeptemberAustralia · 30 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 37 mm rain
- Central Coast in SeptemberAustralia · 67 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 12.9°C · 51 mm rain
- Sydney in SeptemberAustralia · 117 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 11.5°C · 50 mm rain
- Blue Mountains in SeptemberAustralia · 160 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Wollongong in SeptemberAustralia · 185 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 12.3°C · 59 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in SeptemberAustralia · 319 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.7°C · 43 mm rain
- Canberra in SeptemberAustralia · 358 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 4.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in SeptemberAustralia · 372 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 4.0°C · 67 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 Newcastle) is explained once on the Newcastle, Australia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.