Sapphire Coast Weather
- Inland weather for Bega - Useful also for the inland villages and rural areas
- Coastal weather for Merimbula - Relevent also for the coastal towns of Bermagui, Tathra, Pambula and Eden
- Ocean weather for Montague Island - Off shore weather information
Sapphire Coast local weather is updated regularly, mostly every two hours, so that the weather information presented is always up to date.
Bega, Merimbula and Montague Island weather is brought to you by Sapphire Coast News and southimage.net
More weather information for the Sapphire Coast and beyond, is available from the links at the bottom of this page.
Weather for Bega
Relevant also for the Sapphire Coast inland villages and rural areas.
Weather for Merimbula
Relevant along the Sapphire Coast.
Off shore weather for Montague Island
Relevant also for Sapphire Coast coastal waters.
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Sapphire Coast Weather Patterns
With the varied types of country in the region known as the Sapphire Coast, which is in fact the Bega Valley Shire, it’s to be expected that there will be large variation in the weather and weather patterns throughout the area.
The coastal towns, villages and rural areas are known for their general freedom from the intense frosts experienced in Bega and the inland villages.
The coast is also spared the intense heat of a scorching summer day, experiencing sea breezes from the cooler ocean environment.
Then there are the higher areas of the Sapphire Coast. Several mountains are high enough to attract light snow falls in extreme conditions. On occasions snow falls to 500 metres, which is more than half way down Brown Mountain, the main route to the Monaro. Other of the Sapphire Coast’s mountain roads are sometimes cut by snow.
Bega experiences an average summer time 9.00am temperature of 20°C and drops to an average of 6°C in mid winter.
Bega’s 3.00pm temperatures average 25°C in summer and 15°C in winter.
The coastal towns of Bermagui, Tathra, Merimbula, Pambula and Eden enjoy a climate suited to the growing tourist industry.
Merimbula’s average 9.00am temperature in summer is 20°C and in winter it’s a mild 10°C.
Afternoon temperature readings, at 3.00pm, average 23°C in summer and 15°C in winter.
