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When to go to Newcastle
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What the averages say
Every month in Newcastle averages a high between 18°C and 32°C with under 150 mm of rain.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in April to September.
- The warmest month is December (29°C) and the coolest June (19°C). The wettest is January (128 mm) and the driest May (11 mm); about 747 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, mixed
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarMild–warm, mixed
- AprMild–warm, dry
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, dry
- SeptMild–warm, dry
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in Newcastle
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 15°C | 128 mm | 67% | 67% | 6.6 | 23°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| February | 29°C | 15°C | 98 mm | 68% | 64% | 6.3 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 27°C | 13°C | 86 mm | 68% | 58% | 5.6 | 27°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 45 mm | 65% | 51% | 4.7 | 31°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| May | 22°C | 7°C | 11 mm | 57% | 35% | 4.2 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 19°C | 3°C | 11 mm | 55% | 28% | 3.8 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 19°C | 3°C | 11 mm | 52% | 26% | 4.1 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 22°C | 6°C | 18 mm | 48% | 30% | 4.9 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| September | 26°C | 9°C | 34 mm | 48% | 36% | 5.8 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| October | 28°C | 11°C | 79 mm | 56% | 55% | 6.1 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 29°C | 13°C | 105 mm | 61% | 63% | 6.6 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 29°C | 14°C | 121 mm | 64% | 69% | 6.7 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Mbabane200 kmGood for going: January to December
- Pietermaritzburg212 kmGood for going: February to October
- Emalahleni221 kmGood for going: January to December
- Brakpan229 kmGood for going: January to December
- Vereeniging232 kmGood for going: January to December
- Benoni237 kmGood for going: January to December
- Boksburg239 kmGood for going: January to December
- Evaton247 kmGood for going: January to December
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