What is the best time to visit Wollongong?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, December is the best month to visit Wollongong, New South Wales, scoring 9.6 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Wollongong?

Wollongong has an annual Comfort Score of 6.6/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

How much rain does Wollongong get?

Wollongong receives approximately 1,397mm of rainfall per year, which is above the Australian national average of 876mm. The wettest month is May.

Wollongong Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (34.42°S, 150.89°E, 12m elevation) Humid subtropical (Cfa)

6.6/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: December (9.6/10). Ranked #88 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

December is the sweet spot

December: 9.6/10. June: 2.1/10. Annual score 6.6/10, ranked #88 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

13.9 - 21.0°C

Days 2.8 degrees cooler; nights 0.4 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

1,397mm

59% above national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

154 days/yr

49 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

16.4 MJ/m²

1.9 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

58%

10 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer8.6/10

18.4 - 25.2°C

332mm rain

Autumn6.1/10

14.1 - 21.0°C

512mm rain

Winter3.9/10

9.7 - 16.5°C

263mm rain

Spring7.8/10

13.3 - 21.2°C

289mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 25.4 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 9.3 degrees.

Rainfall

1,397mm falls across 154 rain days. May is wettest (225mm), August driest (32mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 7 times.

Comfort window

December scores 9.6/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June is the hardest month at 2.1/10.

Planning cue

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