Griffith climate — normals and trends
Griffith (Australia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 386 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Griffith averages 3 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Griffith between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 10 February 2017) and the coldest -3.4 °C (on 19 June 1998).
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
GriffithNew South Wales
- coords
- -34.29°, 146.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
386mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
84 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
36 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 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
46.4 °C
10 February 2017
Coldest day
-3.4 °C
19 June 1998
Wettest day
89 mm
15 October 2010
Windiest day
49.1 km/h
1 December 1987
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
22 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
6 January 2013
Coldest feels-like
-7.2 °C
19 June 1998
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
23 June 1981
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 December 1956
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 | 34.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 27 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 5 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 14.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 26 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 14.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 31 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 17.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 25.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 10 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 12 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 37 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Griffith?
Griffith has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 386 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Griffith?
The hottest day measured in Griffith between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 2017, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Griffith?
The coldest day measured in Griffith between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1998, at -3.4 °C.
Does it snow in Griffith?
Almost never: Griffith sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Griffith warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Griffith.
What is the wettest day in Griffith?
The wettest day measured in Griffith between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2010, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Griffith?
The windiest day measured in Griffith between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1987, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Griffith?
The warmest month in Griffith is January (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Griffith?
Griffith receives on average 386 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Griffith?
Griffith gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Griffith?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Griffith between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1981, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Griffith?
Yes: Griffith has on average 36 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Griffith?
In Griffith, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 6 January 2013, and the lowest was -7.2 °C on 19 June 1998.
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