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Monthly climate in Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sawtell features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1335 mm (52.6 inches) and receives 140 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sawtell enjoys an average of 3345 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia §

The warmest months in Sawtell are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 13 °C (55 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sawtell experiences 96 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia §

Sawtell usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 232 mm (9.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sawtell are July, August and September. On average, 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 106 (4.2) 188 (7.4) 285 (11.2) 68 (2.7) 51 (2.0) 60 (2.4) 42 (1.7) 24 (1.0) 39 (1.5) 156 (6.1) 91 (3.6) 225 (8.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 17 21 13 8 8 6 4 7 15 14 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia §

The sunniest months in Sawtell are September, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sawtell: May, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 269 275 262 271 259 235 257 287 296 292 313 323
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 50m 13h 8m 12h 14m 11h 19m 10h 34m 10h 12m 10h 23m 11h 2m 11h 54m 12h 49m 13h 37m 14h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia §

Sawtell experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sawtell UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 15 14 9 6 4 5 7 9 11 13 15