Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Berridale Australia

In Berridale, the summers are comfortable, the winters are very cold, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 33°F to 77°F and is rarely below 25°F or above 88°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 3.1 months, from December 11 to March 14, with an average daily high temperature above 71°F. The hottest month of the year in Berridale is January, with an average high of 76°F and low of 53°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.2 months, from May 23 to August 30, with an average daily high temperature below 53°F. The coldest month of the year in Berridale is July, with an average low of 33°F and high of 48°F.

In Berridale, 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 Berridale begins around December 8 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around April 15.

The clearest month of the year in Berridale is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 15 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around December 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Berridale is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 47% 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 Berridale varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.9 months, from June 12 to February 8, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Berridale is November, with an average of 8.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.1 months, from February 8 to June 12. The month with the fewest wet days in Berridale is April, with an average of 5.6 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 Berridale is November, with an average of 8.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 29% on November 14.

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. Berridale experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Berridale. The month with the most rain in Berridale is November, with an average rainfall of 2.7 inches.

The month with the least rain in Berridale is April, with an average rainfall of 1.6 inches.

The length of the day in Berridale varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 41 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 39 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:34 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 47 minutes later at 7:22 AM on April 6. The earliest sunset is at 4:55 PM on June 12, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 30 minutes later at 8:26 PM on January 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Berridale 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 Berridale, 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 Berridale experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from June 12 to November 10, with average wind speeds of more than 8.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Berridale is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from November 10 to June 12. The calmest month of the year in Berridale is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Berridale is from the west throughout the year.

Berridale 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 3.3 months, from January 6 to April 14, with an average temperature above 68°F. The month of the year in Berridale with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 70°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.8 months, from June 26 to October 20, with an average temperature below 61°F. The month of the year in Berridale with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 59°F.

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

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 Berridale for hot-weather activities is from mid January to early 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 Berridale typically lasts for 6.0 months (182 days), from around October 20 to around April 20, rarely starting before September 27 or after November 18, and rarely ending before March 31 or after May 18.

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 Berridale should appear around October 4, only rarely appearing before September 23 or after October 18.

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 3.6 months, from October 31 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Berridale is December, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 1 to August 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Berridale is June, with an average of 2.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Berridale are -36.367 deg latitude, 148.828 deg longitude, and 2,828 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Berridale contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 669 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,955 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,827 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,962 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Berridale is covered by sparse vegetation (73%) and cropland (10%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (66%) and trees (15%), and within 50 miles by trees (45%) and sparse vegetation (37%).