Armidale climate — normals and trends
Armidale (Australia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Armidale averages 37 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Armidale has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 42 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 12 February 2017) and the coldest -7.0 °C (on 14 August 2002).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ArmidaleNew South Wales
- coords
- -30.50°, 151.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
37 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · p = 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.6 °C
12 February 2017
Coldest day
-7.0 °C
14 August 2002
Wettest day
86 mm
14 January 1964
Windiest day
48.3 km/h
17 November 1988
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
17 November 1988
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
25 January 1982
Coldest feels-like
-11.4 °C
14 August 2002
Snowiest day
7.4 cm
2 August 2025
Sunniest day
13.9 h
30 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 178 mm | +83 mm |
| Feb | 24.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 77 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 22.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 149 mm | +87 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 77 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 64 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 12.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 32 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 12.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 56 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 12.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 69 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 33 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 51 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 24.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 65 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 68 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Armidale?
Armidale has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Armidale?
The hottest day measured in Armidale between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2017, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Armidale?
The coldest day measured in Armidale between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2002, at -7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Armidale?
Yes. Armidale gets on average 1.2 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.
Has the climate of Armidale warmed?
Yes: Armidale warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Armidale?
The wettest day measured in Armidale between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1964, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Armidale?
The windiest day measured in Armidale between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1988, with winds reaching 48.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Armidale?
The warmest month in Armidale is January (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Armidale?
Armidale receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Armidale?
Armidale gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Armidale?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Armidale between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2025, with 7.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Armidale?
Yes: Armidale has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Armidale?
In Armidale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 25 January 1982, and the lowest was -11.4 °C on 14 August 2002.
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