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Last and first frost dates in Wollongong

Australia

Wollongong had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Wollongong

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of July
10 °Calready in the first week of July
15 °C16 September
18 °C20 October

Frost dates near Wollongong

Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Dubbo (29 July) and latest in Canberra (18 September).

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Sydney68 km——
Newcastle185 km——
Canberra187 km18 September30 May
Orange208 km24 August13 June
Dubbo321 km29 July19 June

Weather in Wollongong by month

Average weather in Wollongong over 2016–2025: the warmest month is January. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: September–April (20.8–26.9 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 8.2 °C. About 1151 mm of rain falls in a year, on 131 days; March is the wettest month (170 mm) and September the driest (63 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January26.918.911915
February2618.412213
March24.817.417017
April22.514.28811
May19.511.1858
June16.99839
July178.2967
August17.98.7678
September20.810.4638
October22.712.89111
November24.114.98912
December26.216.97812

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).