Destination brief
New South Wales, Australia
Travel Score
84
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Great weather: Wed Oct 28 and Thu Oct 29
Average weather score 88 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 81/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 57% chance of rain on Oct 27.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
Castle Hill, New South WalesUpdated 6:30 PM local time
21°C
Cloudy
Feels like 18°High 25° · Low 14°
Rain now
9%
Rain today
57% chance
Humidity
57%
Wind
17 km/h ENE
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 59 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 66 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Australia Day
National HolidayAustralia · Nationwide
Jan 26, 2027In 91 days
A national holiday on 26 January in every state and territory.
Anzac Day
National HolidayAustralia · Nationwide
Apr 25, 2027In 180 days
Australia's remembrance day on 25 April. When it falls on a Sunday some states add a holiday on the Monday.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
6:35 PM
Tuesday, October 27
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (1)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 27
25° 14°
Patchy rain nearby · 57% rain
Wed
Oct 28
26° 12°
Sunny · 36% rain
Thu
Oct 29
25° 11°
Sunny · 3% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: May, September and October. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
28° 19°
Warm
About 91 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Warm | 28° / 19° | 91 mm | 90 |
| February | Wet | 27° / 19° | 136 mm | 83 |
| March | Pleasant | 25° / 17° | 110 mm | 89 |
| April | Pleasant | 23° / 15° | 74 mm | 93 |
| May | Pleasant | 19° / 12° | 54 mm | 95 |
| June | Cool | 16° / 10° | 86 mm | 81 |
| July | Cool | 16° / 8° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 43 mm |
| 86 |
| August | Pleasant | 17° / 9° | 43 mm | 90 |
|---|
| September | Pleasant | 21° / 11° | 44 mm | 98 |
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| October | Pleasant | 23° / 13° | 66 mm | 95 |
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| November | Pleasant | 25° / 16° | 86 mm | 92 |
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| December | Pleasant | 27° / 17° | 80 mm | 93 |
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 1.42 AUD, as of 27 Oct 2026
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