Tuggeranong in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Tuggeranong sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 231 mm of rain over about 29 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Tuggeranong's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tuggeranong's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
11°C
Rainfall
231 mm
29 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
7.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Tuggeranong in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical summer day in Tuggeranong reaches about 24°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Tuggeranong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tuggeranong weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°739.9014.17.0
Feb24° / 12°769.5013.37.1
Mar22° / 557.8012.37.1
Apr18° / 345.1011.16.4
May13° / 344.90.210.24.4
Jun10° / 587.30.69.72.4
Jul / 447.40.89.92.1
Aug11° / 578.61.210.72.8
Sep14° / 6790.211.84.3
Oct17° / 759.40.112.95.8
Nov20° / 8410.40.113.96.3
Dec23° / 10°819.5014.37.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Tuggeranong gets around 231 mm of rain over 29 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 9 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min in early December to 12 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Tuggeranong?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is one of the better times to visit Tuggeranong for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tuggeranong in Summer

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

In summer, Tuggeranong sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Tuggeranong in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tuggeranong 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 22UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tuggeranong in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tuggeranong is worst in December — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.2× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2221 µg/m³Jul 133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb9Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun3Good
Jul3Good
Aug4Good
Sep5Good
Oct5Good
Nov10Good
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tuggeranong?

Tuggeranong sits at 35.4°S, 149.1°E, 579 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Canberra, 16 km away.

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Topography around Tuggeranong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuggeranong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 589 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 969 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,815 m.

The land around Tuggeranong is covered by grassland (42%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
969 m
80 km
1,815 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Canberra 16 km · Goulburn 95 km · Batemans Bay 105 km · Wollongong city centre 199 km · Wollongong 200 km · Wodonga 212 km · Katoomba 220 km · Blue Mountains 222 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
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

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 Tuggeranong (-35.4165°, 149.0695°, elevation 579 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.