Climate averages 1991–2020
Wollongong weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Wollongong: daytime highs average 20.6°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 73 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 56 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sydney (68 km away). In October its highs average 21.3°C, 0.7°C warmer than Wollongong, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Wollongong ranks 20th of 32 for the warmest October highs and 25th of 32 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 32 cities is 22.2°C; Wollongong is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 73 mm to 85 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Wollongong climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 84 | 10.8 | 14.214 h |
| February | 24.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 118 | 12.3 | 13.413 h |
| March | 23.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 109 | 13.9 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.9°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 95 | 11.8 | 11.311 h |
| May | 18.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 97 | 10.0 | 10.410 h |
| June | 16.0°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 123 | 10.3 | 9.910 h |
| July | 15.5°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 66 | 7.9 | 10.110 h |
| August | 16.6°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 63 | 6.8 | 10.811 h |
| September | 18.8°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 59 | 7.5 | 11.812 h |
| October, selected | 20.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 73 | 9.7 | 12.913 h |
| November | 21.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 85 | 10.8 | 13.914 h |
| December | 23.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 72 | 11.4 | 14.414 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
October in nearby cities
- Sydney in OctoberAustralia · 68 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.8°C · 59 mm rain
- Blue Mountains in OctoberAustralia · 95 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 6.6°C · 75 mm rain
- Central Coast in OctoberAustralia · 119 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Newcastle, Australia in OctoberAustralia · 185 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Canberra in OctoberAustralia · 187 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Maitland in OctoberAustralia · 198 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 13.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in OctoberAustralia · 200 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in OctoberAustralia · 504 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 15.8°C · 88 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 Wollongong) is explained once on the Wollongong year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.