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Tamworth, New South Wales climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Tamworth has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 2°C at night. Around 634 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (81 mm) and easing off in April (26 mm).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 33°C in January.

About 61 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 2°C in July.

About 30 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 634 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.4 °C 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

Tamworth climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	32	30	26	21	17	16	18	22	26	29	31
Avg temp (°C)	25	24	22	18	13	10	9	11	14	18	21	24
Avg low (°C)	18	17	15	10	6	4	2	3	6	10	13	16
Precipitation (mm)	61	75	52	26	28	52	42	39	43	55	78	81

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	33	32	30	26	21	17
Avg temp (°C)	25	24	22	18	13	10
Avg low (°C)	18	17	15	10	6	4
Precipitation (mm)	61	75	52	26	28	52

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	16	18	22	26	29	31
Avg temp (°C)	9	11	14	18	21	24
Avg low (°C)	2	3	6	10	13	16
Precipitation (mm)	42	39	43	55	78	81

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	7	4	5	8	8	6	6	8	8	9
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	18	13	7	0.6	—	—	—	—	0.3	2	7	12
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	3	6	11	9	1	0.0	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	7	4	5	8
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	18	13	7	0.6	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	3	6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	6	6	8	8	9
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	0.3	2	7	12
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	11	9	1	0.0	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	48	49	43	39	41	46	43	38	39	45	52	50
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	10	10	12	14	15	12	14	15	14	11	9	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	12	11	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	8	7	5	7	9	8	6	6	8	10	10
Relative humidity (%)	53	57	59	61	68	77	75	67	60	55	55	54
Wind speed (km/h)	9.6	9.4	8.9	7.8	7.3	7.5	7.5	8.3	8.9	9.1	9.7	9.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	48	49	43	39	41	46
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	10	10	12	14	15	12
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	12	11	9	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	8	7	5	7	9
Relative humidity (%)	53	57	59	61	68	77
Wind speed (km/h)	9.6	9.4	8.9	7.8	7.3	7.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	43	38	39	45	52	50
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	14	15	14	11	9	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	10	12	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	6	6	8	10	10
Relative humidity (%)	75	67	60	55	55	54
Wind speed (km/h)	7.5	8.3	8.9	9.1	9.7	9.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Tamworth Airport Aws, a weather station, about 9 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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