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Orange, New South Wales climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Orange has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 27°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 2°C at night. Around 851 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (88 mm) and easing off in April (36 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsOrange climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 75 | 64 | 36 | 56 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 70 | 68 | 76 | 88 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 11 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 75 | 64 | 36 | 56 | 79 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 85 | 70 | 68 | 76 | 88 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 18 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2 | 4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 54 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 57 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 54 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 76 | 84 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 54 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 57 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Orange Agricultural Institute, a weather station, about 4 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.