Cape Willoughby

Cape Willoughby is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east end of the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island in the gazetted locality of Willoughby about 22 kilometres (14 miles) south east of the town of Penneshaw.^[3][1]

Cape Willoughby Willoughby, South Australia
Cape Willoughby Lightstation. Cape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island
Cape Willoughby
Coordinates	35°50′34″S 138°08′00″E[1]
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)[2]
Location	22 km (14 mi) south east of Penneshaw[3]

The cape is described as being ‘the Eastern extremity of Kangaroo Island, is a bold, rocky headland, 53 metres (174 feet) high.’^[2] It was named after a village in Lincolnshire by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders, on 7 April 1802.^[4]

Part of the cape is within the Cape Willoughby Conservation Park while the waters adjoining its northern shoreline are within the Encounter Marine Park. The cape is the site of South Australia’s first lighthouse which was first illuminated on 16 January 1852.^[5][6][7]

Climate

Climate data for Cape Willoughby, Willoughby, South Australia (55m ASL)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	42.2 (108.0)	39.3 (102.7)	37.2 (99.0)	32.7 (90.9)	26.0 (78.8)	23.1 (73.6)	21.2 (70.2)	22.1 (71.8)	27.3 (81.1)	33.7 (92.7)	39.0 (102.2)	41.0 (105.8)	42.2 (108.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	21.9 (71.4)	20.7 (69.3)	19.1 (66.4)	17.0 (62.6)	14.9 (58.8)	14.2 (57.6)	14.5 (58.1)	15.9 (60.6)	17.7 (63.9)	19.2 (66.6)	20.7 (69.3)	18.1 (64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	18.8 (65.8)	19.1 (66.4)	18.2 (64.8)	16.7 (62.1)	14.8 (58.6)	12.9 (55.2)	12.0 (53.6)	12.1 (53.8)	13.2 (55.8)	14.6 (58.3)	16.2 (61.2)	17.6 (63.7)	15.5 (59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.9 (60.6)	16.3 (61.3)	15.6 (60.1)	14.2 (57.6)	12.6 (54.7)	10.8 (51.4)	9.8 (49.6)	9.6 (49.3)	10.4 (50.7)	11.5 (52.7)	13.1 (55.6)	14.5 (58.1)	12.9 (55.2)
Record low °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	9.2 (48.6)	7.2 (45.0)	5.2 (41.4)	4.8 (40.6)	0.8 (33.4)	3.6 (38.5)	0.9 (33.6)	2.0 (35.6)	3.4 (38.1)	5.7 (42.3)	7.0 (44.6)	0.8 (33.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	18.7 (0.74)	18.3 (0.72)	21.4 (0.84)	39.4 (1.55)	61.5 (2.42)	74.5 (2.93)	82.0 (3.23)	73.6 (2.90)	56.7 (2.23)	41.3 (1.63)	27.7 (1.09)	23.1 (0.91)	539.7 (21.25)
Average rainy days	4.6	4.6	6.6	10.3	14.6	16.6	18.7	18.0	14.6	11.4	8.2	6.7	134.9
Average relative humidity (%) (at 3pm)	65	65	67	68	72	74	74	72	69	66	66	64	69
Source: [8]

See also

• Willoughby, Lincolnshire

References

1. "Search result for 'Cape Willoughby, Cape' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 175: North, West, and South Coasts of Australia (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 214.
3. South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. Chart 12, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
4. "Willoughby, Cape". The State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
5. Parsons, Ronald (1985), Lighthouses of South Australia, R. Parsons, p. 4, ISBN 978-0-909418-35-9
6. "Encounter Marine Park Management plan summary" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. p. 38 of 39. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
7. "Cape Willoughby Conservation Park". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
8. "Climate Data Online, CAPE WILLOUGHBY". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 January 2018.