When to go · Wollongong
Wollongong in December
Great month. Inside Wollongong's best window: Sep–Apr (warm, dry); Dec–Jan is peak and crowded.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Wollongong's best window: Sep–Apr (warm, dry); Dec–Jan is peak and crowded.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Wollongong in this guide.
Weather in December
- WollongongHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 11 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
New Year big impact
31 Dec – 1 Jan · Australia
Sydney Harbour fireworks: vantage points ticketed or claimed from morning; beds book out months ahead.
Summer school holidays big impact
Mid-Dec to late Jan · Australia
Coast, campsites, ferries and Tasmania fill; prices peak.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 December · Australia
Shops closed on Christmas Day; Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and the Sydney–Hobart yacht race start.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- High
- Prices · Australia overall
- High
Australia overall: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Wollongong, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Dec: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 11 (better)
Jan: 12
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Jan: 2
December: Inside Wollongong's best window: Sep–Apr (warm, dry); Dec–Jan is peak and crowded.
January: Inside Wollongong's best window: Sep–Apr (warm, dry); Dec–Jan is peak and crowded.
Wollongong: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast