Megalong is a small rural community in the Megalong Valley in the state of New South Wales, Australia in the City of Blue Mountains.
Megalong is an Aboriginal word thought to mean 'Valley Under The Rock'. The first record of a European coming to the valley was of Thomas Jones, a natural history specimen collector, who followed the course of Cox's River from Burragorang to Hartley in 1818. The first land was taken up in 1838, those settlers travelling from Burragorang and Camden. The best bushwalking in the Megalong is the historic 'Six Foot Track'.
Temperatures for Megalong
Megalong has moderate summer temperatures. The summer high temperature for Megalong is approximately 22 °c. The summer low temperature is approximately 12 °c.
Megalong has cold winter temperatures. The winter high temperature for Megalong is approximately 9 °c. The winter low temperature is approximately 3 °c.
MONTH | LOW °c | HIGH °c |
January | 12 | 23 |
February | 12 | 22 |
March | 11 | 20 |
April | 8 | 16 |
May | 6 | 12 |
June | 3 | 9 |
July | 2 | 9 |
August | 3 | 10 |
September | 5 | 14 |
October | 7 | 17 |
November | 9 | 20 |
December | 11 | 22 |