Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Geelong weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Geelong, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 36°C on 2009-02-07; its coldest fell to 4°C on 1986-07-24.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
34°C2009-01-29
14°C1987-01-08
26°C1997-01-20
11°C2009-01-01
February
36°C2009-02-07
15°C1993-02-21
25°C1982-02-14
11°C1993-02-20
March
30°C2008-03-14
13°C1995-03-31
25°C2019-03-02
10°C1995-03-30
April
27°C2026-04-21
12°C2009-04-28
21°C2005-04-09
6°C2026-04-19
May
26°C2026-05-01
9°C2000-05-27
19°C1997-05-01
7°C2011-05-31
June
19°C2005-06-08
8°C1983-06-26
15°C1995-06-08
4°C2026-06-15
July
17°C2013-07-18
8°C1986-07-25
14°C2013-07-18
4°C1986-07-24
August
20°C1982-08-29
8°C2005-08-10
15°C2005-08-29
5°C1994-08-20
September
23°C2014-09-28
9°C2004-09-11
18°C1987-09-26
6°C1995-09-06
October
26°C2006-10-12
9°C1984-10-16
19°C2019-10-31
7°C1984-10-15
November
29°C2019-11-21
11°C2006-11-15
22°C2017-11-29
8°C2006-11-14
December
32°C2019-12-30
12°C1995-12-11
24°C1994-12-06
10°C1995-12-10

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
36°C2009-02-07
12°C1995-12-11
26°C1997-01-20
10°C1995-12-10
Autumn (Mar–May)
30°C2008-03-14
9°C2000-05-27
25°C2019-03-02
6°C2026-04-19
Winter (Jun–Aug)
20°C1982-08-29
8°C2005-08-10
15°C1995-06-08
4°C1986-07-24
Spring (Sep–Nov)
29°C2019-11-21
9°C1984-10-16
22°C2017-11-29
6°C1995-09-06

All-time records

The most extreme value Geelong has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 36°C 2009-02-07
Lowest 8°C 2005-08-10

Low

Highest 26°C 1997-01-20
Lowest 4°C 1986-07-24

Feels-like

Highest 48°C 2009-02-07
Lowest -3°C 1986-07-24

Humidity

Highest 18.9 g/m³ 2018-01-27
Lowest 5.0 g/m³ 1982-07-21

Wind

Highest 66 km/h 1993-08-15
Lowest 8 km/h 2011-05-28

Gust

Highest 102 km/h 2014-06-24
Lowest 13 km/h 1987-05-20

Precip

Wettest 71 mm 1983-03-21
Driest 9-day dry spell 2013-03-01

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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