Annual mean 13°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind W
Warmest
24.3 °C
Coldest
9.5 °C
Wettest
29%
Windiest
6.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Ballarat over the whole year is 13°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C. The rainy (wet) season in Ballarat runs from May to November, peaking in September with a 27% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to April; February is the driest month, at 8%. Winds in Ballarat are highest in January, averaging 5.0 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in April, at 4.2 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Ballarat come in February, when the sky is typically 72% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 82%.
Month by month Ballarat climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
24°C
16°C
20°C
14%
72%
5.0 m/s
66
25
57
February
23°C
14°C
19°C
8%
72%
5.0 m/s
64
18
65
March
21°C
14°C
18°C
13%
74%
4.8 m/s
60
13
68
April
17°C
11°C
13°C
16%
79%
4.2 m/s
39
1
78
May
13°C
8°C
9°C
21%
79%
4.4 m/s
11
0
64
June
10°C
6°C
6°C
25%
82%
4.3 m/s
1
0
43
July
10°C
6°C
5°C
26%
81%
5.0 m/s
0
0
36
August
11°C
6°C
6°C
25%
80%
4.8 m/s
2
0
44
September
13°C
7°C
8°C
27%
79%
4.9 m/s
9
0
55
October
16°C
9°C
11°C
25%
79%
4.8 m/s
25
1
70
November
19°C
12°C
15°C
24%
78%
4.8 m/s
44
7
69
December
21°C
13°C
17°C
17%
73%
4.9 m/s
56
13
66
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Ballarat weather by season
Year round, Ballarat has days of about 10°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 24°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 6°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Ballarat weather in winterJune to August
High 10°CLow 6°CRain 25%
Winter in Ballarat has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Ballarat weather in springSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 9°CRain 25%
Spring in Ballarat has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Ballarat weather in summerDecember to February
High 23°CLow 14°CRain 13%
Summer in Ballarat has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Ballarat weather in autumnMarch to May
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 17%
Autumn in Ballarat has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ballarat?
The rainy (wet) season in Ballarat runs from May to November, peaking in September with a 27% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to April; February is the driest month, at 8%.
What time of year is Ballarat windiest?
Winds in Ballarat are highest in January, averaging 5.0 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in April, at 4.2 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Ballarat year round?
The average temperature in Ballarat over the whole year is 13°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C.