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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Penola Australia

In Penola, the summers are short, warm, and dry; the winters are long, cold, and wet; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 41°F to 82°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 99°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Penola for warm-weather activities is from early January to early March.

Climate in Penola

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Penola weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from December 14 to March 14, with an average daily high temperature above 76°F. The hottest month of the year in Penola is February, with an average high of 81°F and low of 55°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 20 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature below 60°F. The coldest month of the year in Penola is July, with an average low of 42°F and high of 55°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Penola

Average High and Low Temperature in PenolawarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1955°FJul 1955°FFeb 682°FFeb 682°F41°F41°F55°F55°FDec 1476°FDec 1476°FMar 1476°FMar 1476°FMay 2060°FMay 2060°FSep 1060°FSep 1060°F51°F51°F53°F53°F45°F45°F44°F44°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 81°F81°F76°F68°F61°F56°F55°F57°F61°F66°F72°F77°F
Temp. 67°F67°F63°F57°F52°F48°F47°F49°F52°F55°F60°F63°F
Low 54°F55°F52°F48°F45°F43°F42°F42°F44°F46°F49°F52°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Penola

Average Hourly Temperature in PenolaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmcoolvery coldwarmcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Santa Cruz, Chile (7,056 miles away) and Santa Catarina da Serra, Portugal (10,802 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Penola (view comparison).

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

The clearer part of the year in Penola begins around December 6 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around April 6.

The clearest month of the year in Penola is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 6 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around December 6.

The cloudiest month of the year in Penola is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 49% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Penola

Cloud Cover Categories in PenolaclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 1073%Feb 1073%Jun 550%Jun 550%Dec 661%Dec 661%Apr 662%Apr 662%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 30%28%34%41%47%49%45%42%40%39%40%37%
Clearer 70%72%66%59%53%51%55%58%60%61%60%63%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.9 months, from May 1 to September 29, with a greater than 22% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Penola is July, with an average of 11.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.1 months, from September 29 to May 1. The month with the fewest wet days in Penola is February, with an average of 2.1 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 Penola is July, with an average of 11.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 38% on August 6.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Penola

Daily Chance of Precipitation in PenolawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 638%Aug 638%Feb 277%Feb 277%May 122%May 122%Sep 2922%Sep 2922%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 2.7d2.1d2.8d5.1d7.8d10.1d11.4d11.1d8.0d6.0d4.4d3.8d

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. Penola experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Penola. The month with the most rain in Penola is July, with an average rainfall of 2.6 inches.

The month with the least rain in Penola is February, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Penola

Average Monthly Rainfall in PenolaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inJun 302.7 inJun 302.7 inFeb 160.6 inFeb 160.6 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.7″0.6″0.9″1.2″1.7″2.5″2.6″2.5″1.9″1.3″1.0″0.9″

The length of the day in Penola varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 35 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 45 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Penola

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in PenolaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2214 hr, 45 minDec 2114 hr, 45 minDec 2112 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 209 hr, 35 minJun 219 hr, 35 minJun 21daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 14.4h13.5h12.3h11.1h10.1h9.6h9.9h10.7h11.9h13.1h14.1h14.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:36 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 49 minutes later at 7:24 AM on April 6. The earliest sunset is at 4:55 PM on June 12, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 36 minutes later at 8:30 PM on January 6.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Penola during 2024, starting in the spring on October 6 and ending in the fall on April 7.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Penola

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in PenolaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 55:36 AMOct 55:36 AM8:30 PMJan 68:30 PMJan 6Jun 124:55 PMJun 124:55 PM7:24 AMApr 67:24 AMApr 6DSTApr 7DSTApr 7Oct 6DSTOct 6DSTdaynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Penola

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in PenolaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010102020202030303030405050606070000010101010202030303040405060702976NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Penola

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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 Penola, 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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Penola

Humidity Comfort Levels in PenolaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 250%Jul 250%Jan 251%Jan 251%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortablehumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.3d0.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d

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 Penola experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from August 5 to March 15, with average wind speeds of more than 7.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Penola is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.7 months, from March 15 to August 5. The calmest month of the year in Penola is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Penola

Average Wind Speed in PenolawindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphJan 188.5 mphJan 188.5 mphMay 196.5 mphMay 196.5 mphAug 57.5 mphAug 57.5 mphMar 157.5 mphMar 157.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 8.58.27.56.86.66.97.27.57.77.77.78.2

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

The wind is most often from the west for 3.0 weeks, from April 22 to May 13 and for 2.9 months, from July 31 to October 29, with a peak percentage of 44% on September 29. The wind is most often from the north for 2.6 months, from May 13 to July 31, with a peak percentage of 41% on July 11. The wind is most often from the south for 5.8 months, from October 29 to April 22, with a peak percentage of 48% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Penola

Wind Direction in PenolaSWNWSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Penola 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 Penola for general outdoor tourist activities is from early January to early March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Tourism Score in Penola

Tourism Score in Penolabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.75.70.20.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Penola for hot-weather activities is from early January to mid February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Penola

Beach/Pool Score in PenolaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810101.51.50.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Penola typically lasts for 10 months (303 days), from around August 9 to around June 9, rarely starting after October 3, or ending before May 6.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Penola

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Penolagrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Aug 950%Aug 950%Jun 950%Jun 990%Oct 390%Oct 390%May 690%May 631%Jun 3031%Jun 30Jan 23100%Jan 23100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Penola should appear around August 29, only rarely appearing before August 19 or after September 10.

Growing Degree Days in Penola

Growing Degree Days in PenolaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FAug 2990°FAug 2990°FDec 15900°FDec 15900°FJun 302,909°FJun 302,909°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 7 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Penola is January, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from April 28 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Penola is June, with an average of 1.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Penola

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in PenolabrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJan 38.1 kWhJan 38.1 kWhJun 221.9 kWhJun 221.9 kWhNov 76.9 kWhNov 76.9 kWhApr 283.1 kWhApr 283.1 kWhAug 213.1 kWhAug 213.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 8.07.15.43.82.51.92.13.04.35.97.27.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Penola are -37.375 deg latitude, 140.837 deg longitude, and 203 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Penola is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 62 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 209 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (203 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,109 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Penola is covered by cropland (59%) and trees (31%), within 10 miles by cropland (61%) and trees (33%), and within 50 miles by cropland (63%) and trees (20%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Penola, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Penola.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Penola according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Penola is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Penola and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Penola and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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