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The Rocks weather: the next 24 hours
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The Rocks 14-day forecast
Two-week trend.
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Air quality
European index, modelled by Copernicus (CAMS).
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around The Rocks
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near The Rocks
The weather station nearest to The Rocks, Sydney located 43 m above sea level, is 1 km away; its records cover 1859–2025. In November, the mean temperature there is 20.7 °C over 1991–2020, 0.2 °C more than over 1961–1990 (20.5 °C), with about 91 mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is January 2017 (25.8 °C), the coldest July 1948 (11.8 °C). See the full series of Sydney
Today in The Rocks
- Very high UV index: 8.6 around 13:00. Stay in the shade between 12:00 and 18:00. Fair skin burns in about 23 minutes: avoid exposure, cover up and use SPF 50. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: around 12:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 5.9 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 40 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: between 12:00 and 15:00. With 37 % humidity, 21.1 °C and wind at 10.8 km/h, a load of cotton washing dries in about 3 h. How it is calculated
- Garden: barely 0.3 mm of rain in 48 h against a need of about 9.9 mm. Water tomorrow, between 5:00 and 8:00, while it is cool: allow about 10 L/m². How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: dry, wind at 12 km/h, 18 °C at 8 pm. A lovely evening. How it is calculated
- Starry sky between 22:00 and 5:00: 1 % average cloud cover tonight, 7 h of clear sky in a row, moon at 14 % (waning crescent). A good night to look up. How it is calculated
Calculated from Open-Meteo forecasts of 2026-11-05 12:32 (local time): model values, not measurements. All of today's advice
7-day forecast for The Rocks
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in The Rocks: light drizzle, 17 to 21 °C, precipitation 0.7 mm (84 %), wind up to 23 km/h. Tomorrow: overcast, 14 to 21 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Today | light drizzle | 17 °C | 21 °C | 0.7 mm | 23 km/h |
| Tomorrow | overcast | 14 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 20 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | thunderstorms | 13 °C | 28 °C | 15.1 mm | 29 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | light drizzle | 10 °C | 16 °C | 0.6 mm | 33 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | sunny | 10 °C | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 23 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | partly cloudy | 12 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | drizzle | 15 °C | 25 °C | 6.6 mm | 15 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in The Rocks
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in The Rocks: overcast, from 14 to 21 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation (probability 4 %), wind up to 20 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 |  sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 5 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 10 km/h |
| 15:00 |  partly cloudy | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 19 km/h |
| 18:00 | mostly sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in The Rocks?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in The Rocks?
Between 14 and 21 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in The Rocks: Saturday thunderstorms, 13 to 28 °C, Sunday light drizzle, 10 to 16 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov |  thunderstorms | 13 °C | 28 °C | 15.1 mm | 29 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov |  light drizzle | 10 °C | 16 °C | 0.6 mm | 33 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in The Rocks, hour by hour: temperature from 14 to 26 °C, 0.3 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 12:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 11 km/h |
| 13:00 | light drizzle | 21 °C | 0.1 mm | 19 % | 13 km/h |
| 14:00 | light drizzle | 19 °C | 0.1 mm | 27 % | 18 km/h |
| 15:00 | light drizzle | 20 °C | 0.1 mm | 28 % | 15 km/h |
| 16:00 | mostly sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 26 % | 22 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 % | 12 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 15 % | 13 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 14 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 05:00 | mostly sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 07:00 | mostly sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 5 km/h |
| 10:00 | mostly sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 2 km/h |
| 11:00 |  overcast | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 3 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 10 km/h |
| 13:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 14 km/h |
| 14:00 | partly cloudy | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 15:00 | partly cloudy | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 19 km/h |
| 16:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 19 km/h |
| 17:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 19 km/h |
| 18:00 | mostly sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 19:00 | mostly sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 19 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 01:00 | mostly sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 02:00 | partly cloudy | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 03:00 | mostly sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 09:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 10:00 | mostly sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 11:00 | mostly sunny | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
Location of The Rocks
The Rocks lies at 19 m, 199 m below the average of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales (218 m). That makes it the 87th lowest of the 330. The main town, Sydney, lies 1 km to the south. The nearest places we cover are Darlington, New South Wales (4 km to the south), Redfern (4 km to the south), Zetland (5 km to the south) and Pymble (14 km to the north-west). With about 2,054 inhabitants according to GeoNames, The Rocks is the 209th largest of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales. Of the places of interest on this site, the nearest are Bondi Beach (beach, 7 km to the south-east) and Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park (national park, 27 km to the north).
Today is close to the November normal (22.5 °C).
Climate of The Rocks: 1991–2020 normals
In The Rocks, January is typically the warmest month (up to 25.3 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 10.4 °C. February sees the most rain, with around 104 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 16.6 °C and 187 mm of rain, spring 21.0 °C and 202 mm, summer 24.7 °C and 251 mm, autumn 21.2 °C and 240 mm. The wettest season is summer (29 % of the annual total), the driest winter (21 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.3 | 20.4 | 80 | 11 |
| February | 24.7 | 20.3 | 104 | 11 |
| March | 23.4 | 19.0 | 92 | 12 |
| April | 21.4 | 16.4 | 78 | 10 |
| May | 18.8 | 13.6 | 70 | 9 |
| June | 16.6 | 11.6 | 86 | 10 |
| July | 16.1 | 10.4 | 49 | 7 |
| August | 17.2 | 10.9 | 51 | 7 |
| September | 19.4 | 13.0 | 52 | 7 |
| October | 21.2 | 15.1 | 63 | 9 |
| November | 22.5 | 16.9 | 86 | 10 |
| December | 24.0 | 18.7 | 67 | 10 |
Compared with Sydney, the main town 1 km to the south, highs in the warmest month are 0.3 °C higher here, and the year brings the same amount of precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 7 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, October, November and December).
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Darlington, New South Wales (4 km to the south): summers 0.7 °C warmer and 178 mm drier a year; Parramatta (19 km to the west): summers 2.5 °C warmer and 213 mm drier a year; Liverpool (27 km to the west): summers 1.9 °C warmer and 190 mm drier a year. Among the 330 places we cover in New South Wales whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, The Rocks ranks 268th for summer warmth and 101st for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Bourke and the coolest in Guyra; the wettest year is in Dorrigo and the driest in Broken Hill.
What is the warmest month in The Rocks?
The warmest month in The Rocks is typically January, averaging 25.3 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 10.4 °C.
How many rainy days does The Rocks get per year?
The Rocks sees about 112 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 879 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in The Rocks?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in The Rocks runs to about 14.9 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.