Annual mean 15°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind N
Warmest
27.8 °C
Coldest
10.8 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
4.3 m/s
Prevailing
N
3.3 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 Katoomba over the whole year is 15°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. Katoomba has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 12% in May, the driest month, to 26% in March, the wettest. Winds in Katoomba are highest in November, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Katoomba come in April, when the sky is typically 65% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Katoomba 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
27°C
19°C
26°C
23%
73%
2.8 m/s
51
44
29
February
25°C
18°C
25°C
21%
71%
2.7 m/s
60
43
35
March
23°C
16°C
23°C
26%
74%
2.6 m/s
66
35
44
April
19°C
12°C
17°C
13%
65%
2.2 m/s
63
11
71
May
15°C
8°C
12°C
12%
67%
2.3 m/s
40
1
73
June
12°C
6°C
9°C
13%
69%
2.5 m/s
18
0
61
July
12°C
5°C
8°C
12%
68%
2.8 m/s
16
0
58
August
13°C
6°C
9°C
14%
66%
2.9 m/s
23
0
64
September
16°C
8°C
13°C
14%
66%
3.0 m/s
41
2
71
October
20°C
13°C
17°C
17%
69%
3.0 m/s
62
13
69
November
23°C
15°C
21°C
18%
69%
3.1 m/s
69
25
57
December
26°C
17°C
24°C
17%
70%
3.0 m/s
58
39
41
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 Katoomba weather by season
Year round, Katoomba has days of about 12°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 27°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around May. 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.
Katoomba weather in winterJune to August
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 13%
Winter in Katoomba has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Katoomba weather in springSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 12°CRain 16%
Spring in Katoomba has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Katoomba weather in summerDecember to February
High 26°CLow 18°CRain 20%
Summer in Katoomba has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Katoomba weather in autumnMarch to May
High 19°CLow 12°CRain 17%
Autumn in Katoomba has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Katoomba?
Katoomba has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 12% in May, the driest month, to 26% in March, the wettest.
What time of year is Katoomba windiest?
Winds in Katoomba are highest in November, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Katoomba year round?
The average temperature in Katoomba over the whole year is 15°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.