Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Warragul Australia

In Warragul, the summers are short and warm, the winters are cold and wet, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 42°F to 77°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 92°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 2.9 months, from December 18 to March 14, with an average daily high temperature above 72°F. The hottest month of the year in Warragul is February, with an average high of 77°F and low of 56°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 22 to September 6, with an average daily high temperature below 58°F. The coldest month of the year in Warragul is July, with an average low of 42°F and high of 53°F.

In Warragul, 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 Warragul begins around December 8 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around April 19.

The clearest month of the year in Warragul is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 70% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 19 and lasts for 7.6 months, ending around December 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Warragul is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 53% 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 Warragul varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.3 months, from May 3 to November 13, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Warragul is August, with an average of 12.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.7 months, from November 13 to May 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Warragul is February, with an average of 5.1 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 Warragul is August, with an average of 12.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 41% on August 10.

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. Warragul experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Warragul. The month with the most rain in Warragul is September, with an average rainfall of 3.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Warragul is February, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The length of the day in Warragul varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 31 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:45 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 50 minutes later at 7:35 AM on April 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:02 PM on June 13, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 40 minutes later at 8:42 PM on January 5.

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

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 Warragul, 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 2% of 2% 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 Warragul does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 3.8 miles per hour throughout.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 1.0 months, from January 28 to February 29, with a peak percentage of 32% on February 14. The wind is most often from the west for 2.8 months, from February 29 to May 23 and for 5.7 months, from August 5 to January 28, with a peak percentage of 38% on May 16. The wind is most often from the north for 2.4 months, from May 23 to August 5, with a peak percentage of 45% on July 11.

Warragul is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.2 months, from December 31 to April 5, with an average temperature above 64°F. The month of the year in Warragul with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 66°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.5 months, from June 24 to October 9, with an average temperature below 56°F. The month of the year in Warragul with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 54°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Warragul 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 Warragul for general outdoor tourist activities is from early January to early 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 Warragul for hot-weather activities is from mid January to mid February, with a peak score in the last 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 Warragul typically lasts for 11 months (328 days), from around July 25 to around June 18, rarely starting after September 19, or ending before May 12.

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 Warragul should appear around September 2, only rarely appearing before August 18 or after September 21.

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 6.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Warragul is January, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from April 29 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Warragul is June, with an average of 1.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Warragul are -38.159 deg latitude, 145.931 deg longitude, and 443 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Warragul contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 338 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 432 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,647 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,381 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Warragul is covered by cropland (49%), trees (27%), and artificial surfaces (22%), within 10 miles by cropland (80%) and trees (18%), and within 50 miles by trees (44%) and cropland (35%).