Griffith in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Griffith sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 100 mm of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Griffith's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Griffith's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 15°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Rainfall
- 100 mm
- 18 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.3
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Griffith in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.
A typical winter day in Griffith reaches about 15°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
How winter really feels in Griffith
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Griffith weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) 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 | 33° / 19° | 30 | 4.1 | 14 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 32° / 18° | 33 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 29° / 15° | 28 | 3 | 12.3 | 6.9 |
| Apr | 24° / 11° | 23 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 8.2 |
| May | 19° / 7° | 28 | 4.5 | 10.2 | 7.0 |
| Jun | 16° / 6° | 39 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 5.2 |
| Jul | 15° / 5° | 32 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 4.8 |
| Aug | 16° / 5° | 30 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 5.8 |
| Sep | 20° / 7° | 36 | 5 | 11.8 | 7.3 |
| Oct | 24° / 10° | 36 | 5.2 | 12.9 | 7.9 |
| Nov | 28° / 14° | 35 | 5.5 | 13.8 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 31° / 16° | 35 | 4.5 | 14.2 | 5.3 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Griffith gets around 100 mm of rain over 18 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 11 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early June to 11 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Griffith?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Griffith for sightseeing.
What to pack for Griffith in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Griffith sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.
UV index in Griffith in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Griffith peaks around December 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Griffith?
Griffith sits at 34.3°S, 146.1°E, 128 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wodonga, 218 km away.
Topography around Griffith
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Griffith.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Griffith has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m.
The land around Griffith is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), grassland (34%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (41%) within 80 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 Griffith (-34.2885°, 146.0509°, elevation 128 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.