(Current figures are from the Bureau of Meteorology station at Breakwater “Geelong Racecourse AWS”, with all temperature and rainfall averages from several official Geelong BoM sites from 30-year averages 1990-2019)
| Month | Weather Conditions | Temps (deg C) | Rainfall (mm) | Cumulative Rainfall | Comments |
| JAN | Slightly warmer than normal by around 0.4°. 6 days >30° incl 2 days >40°. Coldest night 10.1°, hottest day 43.4° on 31st. Coldest day 17.3° on 5th, warmest night 19.8° on 10th. | Av max 26.1. Jan av max. is 25.4. Av min13.9. Jan av min is 13.9. | Breakwater 74.0 mm. Urban area averaged 75 mm. January 30-yr normal is 38.1 mm. | Breakwater 74.0 mm. Urban area 75.0 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (1 month) is 38.1 mm. | Much wetter than average. Wettest day 34.6 mm on 23rd. Severe storm on 15th (Avalon gust 115 km/h & 44 mm in 1 hr). 15 days of smoke & haze. 1 Th/L day on 15th, 2 strong wind days on 22-23rd. Catchments 62%. |
| FEB | Cooler than normal by 0.9°. 1 day >30°. Coldest night 9.2°, hottest day 30.1° on 23rd. Coldest day 18.2° on 20th, warmest night 22.2° on 1st. | Av max 22.6. Feb av max. is 25.3. Av min 15.3***. Feb av min is 14.3°. | Breakwater 83.4 mm. Urban area averaged 90.0 mm. February normal is 36.4 mm. | Breakwater 157.4 mm. Urban area 165.0 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (2 months) is 74.5 mm. | Very much wetter than av. Wettest day 37.6 mm on 19th. Severe storm in nthn suburbs on 14th (Corio 44 mm in 1 hour). 15 overcast days, high humidity. 3 Th/L days on 14th, 18th & 24th. Catchments 59%. |
| MAR | Fractionally cooler by 0.05°. 4 days >30°; 32.5° max on 1st & 19th. Lowest max 17.2°on 25th; warmest min 18.9° on 13th; lowest min 9.7° on 27th. | Av max 23.0. Mar av max. is 23.5. Av min 12.9. Mar av min is 12.5 | Breakwater 31.6 mm. Urban area averaged 35.0 mm. March normal is 26.5 mm. | Breakwater 189.0 mm. Urban area 200.0 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (3 months) is 101.0 mm. | Wetter near urban Geelong but <av in Otways. 19 overcast days, 2 Th/L days (19th & 29th), 1 strong wind day , 1 foggy morning. 7 rain days. No severe storms. Catchments 57%. |
| APR | Cooler month by 0.6°. Max 25.4° on 15th. Lowest max 14.8° on 12th. Warmest min 13.9° on 24th; lowest min 5.0° on 28th. | Av max 18.8 . Apr av max. is 20.5.***Av min 10.4. Av is 9.9. | Breakwater 84.4 mm. Urban area averaged 90.0 mm. April normal is 41.1 mm. | Breakwater 273.4 mm. Urban area 290.0 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (4 months) is 142.1 mm. | Much wetter across whole region. 16 rain days. 3 strong wind gust days (4th, 5th & 11th). Max 70 km/h. 1 thunder day but no severe storms. Max rain 24.2 mm on 4th. Catchments 55%. |
| MAY | Cooler month by 0.8°. Max 22.3° on 7th, lowest max 13.4° on 1st. Highest min 10.7° on 7th, lowest min 2.0° on 18th. 1 frost on 18th. Autumn cooler and wetter. | Av max 16.5. May av max is 17.2. Av min 7.5. Av is 8.3. | Breakwater 28.6 mm. Urban area averaged 30.0 mm. May normal is 40.2. | Breakwater 302.0 mm. Urban area 320.0 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (5 months) is 182.3 mm. | Drier across most of closer region around Geelong. Severe storm incl TORNADO at Waurn Ponds on 20th. 4 strong wind gusts incl 65 km/h. thunder day incl hail on 20th. Catchments 55%. |
| JUNE | Cooler month by 0.4°. Max 18.0° on 19th, lowest max 11.9° on 6th. Highest min 12.3° on 16th, lowest min -0.4° on 29th. Incl 5 days of frost. | Av max 14.6. June av max. is 14.5. Av min 5.5. Av is 6.4. | Breakwater 20.4 mm. Urban area averaged 22.0 mm. June normal is 47.9. | Breakwater 322.4 mm. Urban area 340.0 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (6 months) is 230.2 mm. | Very dry across whole region. Most areas <half of average. No storms, no strong wind gusts. 12 rain days. Some fogs. Catchments 55%. |
| JULY | Cooler month by 0.5°. Max 19.1° on 1st, lowest max 10.7° on 3rd. Highest min 9.0° on 13th; lowest min 0.4° on 17th, incl 6 frosts. | Av max 14.0. July av max. is 14.1 Av min 5.0. Av is 5.9. | Breakwater 18.6 mm. Urban area averaged 20.0 mm. July normal is 44.6. | Breakwater 341.0 mm. Urban area 360.0 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (7 months) is 274.8 mm. | Very dry across whole region. Most areas <half of average. No storms, 2 strong wind gusts on 16th & 19th. Catchments 56% despite low rainfall. |
| AUG | Warmer month by 0.3°. Max 21.2° on 29th, lowest max 10.7° on 4th. Highest min 11.3° on 30th; lowest min 2.7° on 11th. Winter overall was cooler by 0.2°. | Av max 15.3. Aug av max. is 15.0. Av min 6.2. Av is 6.0. | Breakwater 60.6 mm. Urban area averaged 64.0 mm. August normal 46.2. | Breakwater 401.6 mm. Urban area 424.0 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (8 months) is 321.0 mm. | Much wetter than normal across region. No severe storms. 1 snow day at Otways, Ballarat, You Yangs. 3 hail days, 1 thunder day, 1 strong wind gust (80 km/h) on 27th. Catchments 70%. |
| SEPT | Warmer month by 0.9°. Max 24.4° on 19th, lowest max 11.4° on 8th. Highest min 16.1°, lowest min 2.1° on 28th. No frosts. | Av max 17.8. Sept av max. is 17.0. Av min 8.2. Av is 7.2. | Breakwater 84.8 mm. Urban area averaged 90.0 mm. September normal is 49.7 | Breakwater 486.4 mm. Urban area 514 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (9 months) is 370.7 mm. | Much wetter than normal across the region. No severe storms. 1 snow day across region on 25th. 2 strong wind gusts on 3rd (65 km/h) and 22nd (69 km/h). Catchments 77%. |
| OCT | Fractionally warmer by 0.3°. Max 29.8° on 3rd, lowest max 12.4° on 6th, highest min 18.1° on 3rd, lowest min 4.4° on 12th. | Av max 18.6 Oct av max. is 19.4. Av min 9.8. Av is 8.5. | Breakwater 80.6 mm. Urban area averaged 84.0 mm. October normal is 49.0. | Breakwater 567.0 mm. Urban area 598 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (10 months) is 419.7 mm. | Very much wetter across region. No storms. Wettest day 20.8 mm on 24th. No storms, 3 very windy gusts (67 km/h on 2nd & 3rd) Catchments 83%. |
| NOV | Clearly warmer by 2.1°. Max 35.3° on 19th, Lowest max 16.2° on 5th. Highest min 21.4° on 11th. Lowest min 7.9° on 2nd. 6 days >30°. | Av max 23.6. Nov av max is 21.4. Av min 12.3. Av is 10.3. | Breakwater 63.2 mm. Urban area averaged 75.0. mm. November normal is 49.5 | Breakwater 630.2 mm. Urban area 673 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (11 months) is 469.2 mm. | Wetter across most of region except Otways. 2 thunder days. Wettest day 36.4 mm on 23rd. 2 very windy gusts (89 km/h on 16th & 72 km/h on 15th). Catchments 81%. |
| DEC | Cooler by 0.7°. Dec cooler than Nov. Max 34.7° on 14th, Lowest max 17.4° on 10th; Highest min 20.1° on 15th, Lowest min 6.7° on 3rd, 3 days >30°. | Av max 22.4° Dec av max. is 23.6. Av min 11.7°. Av is 11.8. | Breakwater 38.6 mm. Urban area averaged 40.0 mm. December normal is 37.6. | Breakwater 668.8 mm. Urban area 713 mm. Normal Geelong cumulative total (12 months) is 506.8 mm. | Av rain in most areas; above av in Otways. 1 thunder day on 5th. Wettest day 22.2 mm on 22nd. 4 very windy days incl 72 km/h on 5th. Catchments 77%. |
*** Indicates a patched figure has been assigned by GWS owing to a malfunction of the BoM station or its transmission.
SUMMARY: New major records and extremes set: (See italic print above); Year equal temps, Mean daily temp 14.7° (1990-2019 mean 14.7°C); Total annual urban area rainfall: 715 mm. Tornadoes:1; Hottest Day: 43.4° on 31st Jan; Warmest Night: 22.2° on 1st Feb; Coldest Day: 10.7° on 3rd July & 4th Aug; Coldest Night: -0.4° on 29th June; Wettest Day: 37.6 mm on 19th Feb; Wettest Month: Feb, Apr & Sept (90 mm); Driest Month: July (20 mm); No of Days above 30°C: 20 (average 21); Number of “Thunder Days” in Urban area: 12 (11 in 2019); Number of severe storms: 3 incl 1 Tornado on May 30th; Weather-related fatalities: nil; Strongest Wind Gust: 89 km/h at Breakwater on 16th Nov; Number of frosts:12 (av = 15); Number of windy days (gusts >60 km/h):25 (34 in 2019).
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