Bathurst climate — normals and trends
Bathurst (Australia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 669 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bathurst averages 38 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Bathurst has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 11 February 2017) and the coldest -6.3 °C (on 26 July 1986).
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
BathurstNew South Wales
- coords
- -33.42°, 149.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
669mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.9 cm
Average feels-like high
16.3 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.003
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
37.8 °C
11 February 2017
Coldest day
-6.3 °C
26 July 1986
Wettest day
90 mm
9 February 1969
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
21 June 1975
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
21 June 1975
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
24 January 2001
Coldest feels-like
-10.4 °C
26 July 1986
Snowiest day
9.1 cm
24 August 2021
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 60 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 73 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 24.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 31 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 20.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 27 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 77 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 10.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 9.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 78 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 12.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 20.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 44 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 21.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 46 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 71 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bathurst?
Bathurst has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bathurst?
The hottest day measured in Bathurst between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2017, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bathurst?
The coldest day measured in Bathurst between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1986, at -6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Bathurst?
Yes. Bathurst gets on average 4.9 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Bathurst warmed?
Yes: Bathurst warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bathurst?
The wettest day measured in Bathurst between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1969, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bathurst?
The windiest day measured in Bathurst between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1975, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bathurst?
The warmest month in Bathurst is January (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bathurst?
Bathurst receives on average 669 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bathurst?
Bathurst gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bathurst?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bathurst between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2021, with 9.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bathurst?
Yes: Bathurst has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bathurst?
In Bathurst, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 24 January 2001, and the lowest was -10.4 °C on 26 July 1986.
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