What is the best time to visit Nowra?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, March is the best month to visit Nowra, New South Wales, scoring 9.4 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Nowra?

Nowra has an annual Comfort Score of 6.8/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

How much rain does Nowra get?

Nowra receives approximately 1,204mm of rainfall per year, which is above the Australian national average of 876mm. The wettest month is May.

Nowra Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (34.88°S, 150.60°E, 20m elevation) Oceanic (Cfb)

6.8/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: March (9.4/10). Ranked #68 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

March is the sweet spot

March: 9.4/10. June: 1.8/10. Annual score 6.8/10, ranked #68 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

12.3 - 21.6°C

Days 2.2 degrees cooler; nights 2.0 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

1,204mm

37% above national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

140 days/yr

35 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

15.9 MJ/m²

2.4 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

57%

9 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer8.1/10

17.1 - 26.0°C

282mm rain

Autumn6.4/10

12.3 - 21.3°C

418mm rain

Winter3.9/10

8.1 - 16.7°C

290mm rain

Spring8.8/10

11.7 - 22.3°C

215mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 26.5 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 7.4 degrees.

Rainfall

1,204mm falls across 140 rain days. May is wettest (212mm), September driest (32mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 7 times.

Comfort window

March scores 9.4/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June is the hardest month at 1.8/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Nowra with the national climate baseline.

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Nowra.

January7.8/10Excellent25.8°C max, 122mm rain February7.6/10Excellent25.8°C max, 119mm rain March9.4/10Excellent24.7°C max, 46mm rain April6.8/10Good21.3°C max, 159mm rain May3.0/10Challenging17.9°C max, 212mm rain June1.8/10Challenging15.4°C max, 193mm rain July3.2/10Challenging15.4°C max, 60mm rain August6.7/10Good19.2°C max, 36mm rain September8.5/10Excellent21.1°C max, 32mm rain October8.6/10Excellent21.6°C max, 71mm rain November9.4/10Excellent24.1°C max, 113mm rain December8.8/10Excellent26.5°C max, 40mm rain

Compare and Explore

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