Central Coast in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Central Coast sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 236 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 25°C in early March to 18°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Central Coast's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Central Coast's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 15°C
Rainfall: 236 mm; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 13 km/h
Travel score: 6.7; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Spring Summer Fall Winter

Temperature in Central Coast in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 25°C in early March to 18°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Central Coast reaches about 22°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Central Coast weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 19°	78	10.5	14	6.7
Feb	25° / 20°	101	11.1	13.2	6.5
Mar	24° / 18°	89	12	12.3	6.8
Apr	22° / 15°	77	10.2	11.2	6.8
May	19° / 13°	70	9.1	10.3	6.5
Jun	17° / 11°	86	9.6	9.8	5.7
Jul	17° / 9°	49	7.2	10	5.9
Aug	18° / 10°	49	6.5	10.8	6.7
Sep	20° / 12°	51	6.8	11.8	7.1
Oct	22° / 14°	62	8.5	12.8	7.0
Nov	23° / 16°	81	10	13.7	6.8
Dec	25° / 18°	70	10.3	14.2	7.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across fall.

Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Central Coast gets around 236 mm of rain over 31 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Fall

Winds average 13 km/h across fall.

Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early March to 10 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Central Coast

In seasonPeak

In fall, Central Coast overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Central Coast sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Central Coast?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Central Coast for sightseeing.

What to pack for Central Coast in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Central Coast sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Central Coast in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 22°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 16 to Jun 4 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	23	23	23	22	21	20	19	18	18	19	20	21
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	23	Refreshing
Feb	23	Refreshing
Mar	23	Refreshing
Apr	22	Refreshing
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	19	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	18	Cool
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	20	Refreshing
Dec	21	Refreshing

UV index in Central Coast in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Central Coast peaks around January 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	9	6	4	2	3	4	6	8	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Central Coast in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Central Coast is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Central Coast's WHO annual average of 10.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	9	9	8	8	7	8	10	14	12	14	17
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Central Coast?

Central Coast sits at 33.4°S, 151.4°E, 15 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Umina Beach, 12 km away.

Topography around Central Coast

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Central Coast.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Central Coast has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 819 m.

The land around Central Coast is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

215 m

trees 66%

16 km

331 m

trees 54%

80 km

819 m

trees 53%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves

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Fall weather nearby: Umina Beach 12 km · Pittwater 27 km · Dee Why 37 km · Saint Ives 39 km · Hornsby 39 km · Wahroonga 40 km · Manly 42 km · Cherrybrook 44 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 90% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $65,130; 2025
Happiness: 6.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 4.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Central Coast (-33.4298°, 151.3714°, elevation 15 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.