Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Wagin Australia

In Wagin, the summers are hot and dry, the winters are long and cold, and it is windy and mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 90°F and is rarely below 33°F or above 101°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Wagin for warm-weather activities is from mid December to mid March.

The hot season lasts for 3.2 months, from December 7 to March 14, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest month of the year in Wagin is January, with an average high of 90°F and low of 58°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 23 to September 15, with an average daily high temperature below 64°F. The coldest month of the year in Wagin is July, with an average low of 40°F and high of 58°F.

In Wagin, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Wagin begins around August 25 and lasts for 6.9 months, ending around March 20.

The clearest month of the year in Wagin is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 20 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around August 25.

The cloudiest month of the year in Wagin is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 33% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Wagin varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from May 5 to September 27, with a greater than 16% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Wagin is July, with an average of 8.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.3 months, from September 27 to May 5. The month with the fewest wet days in Wagin is January, with an average of 1.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Wagin is July, with an average of 8.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 28% on July 21.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Wagin experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Wagin. The month with the most rain in Wagin is July, with an average rainfall of 2.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Wagin is February, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

The length of the day in Wagin varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 57 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:53 AM on December 4, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 21 minutes later at 7:15 AM on June 30. The earliest sunset is at 5:09 PM on June 11, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 14 minutes later at 7:24 PM on January 8.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Wagin during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Wagin, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Wagin experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from November 8 to March 20, with average wind speeds of more than 11.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Wagin is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.6 months, from March 20 to November 8. The calmest month of the year in Wagin is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.0 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Wagin varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.0 months, from April 28 to October 27, with a peak percentage of 50% on September 9. The wind is most often from the east for 6.0 months, from October 27 to April 28, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Wagin throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Wagin for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to mid March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Wagin for hot-weather activities is from late December to late February, with a peak score in the third week of January.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Wagin typically lasts for 10 months (314 days), from around August 15 to around June 25, rarely starting after September 28, or ending before June 1.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Wagin should appear around August 11, only rarely appearing before August 4 or after August 22.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 4 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Wagin is December, with an average of 8.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from April 30 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Wagin is June, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Wagin are -33.309 deg latitude, 117.343 deg longitude, and 866 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Wagin contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 276 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 886 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (502 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (840 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Wagin is covered by cropland (50%), sparse vegetation (32%), and trees (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (75%) and sparse vegetation (14%), and within 50 miles by cropland (79%) and sparse vegetation (14%).