Dubbo climate — normals and trends
Dubbo (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 568 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Dubbo averages 6 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Dubbo between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 21 December 2019) and the coldest -5.1 °C (on 15 July 2018).
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
DubboNew South Wales
- coords
- -32.24°, 148.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
568mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
77 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
44.1 °C
21 December 2019
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
15 July 2018
Wettest day
136 mm
16 February 1942
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
15 November 1951
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
15 October 2010
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
15 February 2004
Coldest feels-like
-8.9 °C
15 July 2018
Snowiest day
0.5 cm
17 July 2015
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 35 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 48 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 36 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 15.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 32 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 14.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 52 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 16.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 54 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 35 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 69 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dubbo?
Dubbo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 568 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dubbo?
The hottest day measured in Dubbo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2019, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dubbo?
The coldest day measured in Dubbo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2018, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dubbo?
Almost never: Dubbo sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dubbo warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Dubbo.
What is the wettest day in Dubbo?
The wettest day measured in Dubbo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1942, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dubbo?
The windiest day measured in Dubbo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1951, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dubbo?
The warmest month in Dubbo is January (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Dubbo?
Dubbo receives on average 568 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dubbo?
Dubbo gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dubbo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dubbo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2015, with 0.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dubbo?
Yes: Dubbo has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dubbo?
In Dubbo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 15 February 2004, and the lowest was -8.9 °C on 15 July 2018.
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