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Armidale, New South Wales climate

Cfb Oceanic / temperate

Armidale has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 81°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 31°F at night. Around 29 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in February (3.7 inches) and easing off in May (1.2 inches).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 81°F in January.

About 9 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 31°F in July.

About 73 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 29 in of rain a year.

Wettest in February

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.3 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Armidale climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	81	79	75	69	62	57	56	59	66	71	75	78
Avg temp (°F)	68	67	63	57	49	45	43	45	51	57	62	66
Avg low (°F)	56	55	51	44	36	34	31	31	37	43	49	53
Precipitation (in)	3.6	3.7	2.7	1.5	1.2	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.7	2.6	3.5	3.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	81	79	75	69	62	57
Avg temp (°F)	68	67	63	57	49	45
Avg low (°F)	56	55	51	44	36	34
Precipitation (in)	3.6	3.7	2.7	1.5	1.2	1.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	56	59	66	71	75	78
Avg temp (°F)	43	45	51	57	62	66
Avg low (°F)	31	31	37	43	49	53
Precipitation (in)	1.5	1.7	1.7	2.6	3.5	3.5

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	11	10	8	8	11	9	8	8	10	11	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	4	2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	1.0	2
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.1	2	11	13	17	18	9	3	0.2	0.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	11	10	8	8	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	4	2	0.2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.1	2	11	13

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	8	8	10	11	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	1.0	2
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	17	18	9	3	0.2	0.0

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	56	57	54	49	48	51	47	42	43	51	58	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	6	7	8	11	9	11	13	12	9	6	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	11	15	14	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	12	10	7	9	9	8	7	7	10	12	12
Relative humidity (%)	68	74	75	75	77	82	79	72	67	65	66	67
Wind speed (mph)	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.1	4.1	4.6	4.7	5.0	5.1	4.7	4.8	4.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	56	57	54	49	48	51
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	6	7	8	11	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	11	15	14	11	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	12	10	7	9	9
Relative humidity (%)	68	74	75	75	77	82
Wind speed (mph)	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.1	4.1	4.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	47	42	43	51	58	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	11	13	12	9	6	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	11	12	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	7	7	10	12	12
Relative humidity (%)	79	72	67	65	66	67
Wind speed (mph)	4.7	5.0	5.1	4.7	4.8	4.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Armidale (tree Group Nursery), a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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