Orange climate — normals and trends
Orange (Australia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 735 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (5.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Orange averages 23 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Orange between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 11 February 2017) and the coldest -5.6 °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
OrangeNew South Wales
- coords
- -33.28°, 149.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
735mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.5 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 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
40.1 °C
11 February 2017
Coldest day
-5.6 °C
26 July 1986
Wettest day
88 mm
15 February 1959
Windiest day
50.6 km/h
21 June 1975
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
15 October 2010
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
24 January 2001
Coldest feels-like
-9.5 °C
26 July 1986
Snowiest day
6.4 cm
17 July 2015
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 | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 46 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 57 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 35 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 67 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 11.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 53 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 10.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 85 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 13.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 40 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 70 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 24.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 29 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 88 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Orange?
Orange has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Orange?
The hottest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2017, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Orange?
The coldest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1986, at -5.6 °C.
Does it snow in Orange?
Yes. Orange gets on average 2.5 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Orange warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Orange.
What is the wettest day in Orange?
The wettest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1959, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Orange?
The windiest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1975, with winds reaching 50.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Orange?
The warmest month in Orange is January (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (5.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Orange?
Orange receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Orange?
Orange gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Orange?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2015, with 6.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Orange?
Yes: Orange has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Orange?
In Orange, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 24 January 2001, and the lowest was -9.5 °C on 26 July 1986.
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