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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 81°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 35°F at night. Around 33 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (3.5 inches) and easing off in April (1.4 inches).
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 (°F) | 81 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 71 | 76 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 69 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 64 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 56 | 51 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 49 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 81 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 52 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 69 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 49 | 44 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 56 | 51 | 45 | 40 | 37 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 50 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 71 | 76 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 43 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 64 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 49 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 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) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 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 (mph) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 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 (mph) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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.