Tuggeranong in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Tuggeranong sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 160 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Tuggeranong's weakest 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
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
0°C
Precipitation
160 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
2.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Tuggeranong in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Tuggeranong reaches about 10°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Tuggeranong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 92 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
92
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tuggeranong 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.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Tuggeranong gets around 160 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Tuggeranong?

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.

2.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tuggeranong.

What to pack for Tuggeranong in Winter

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

In winter, Tuggeranong sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tuggeranong in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. 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 Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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
Winter 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.