Parramatta climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Parramatta?

Parramatta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parramatta?

The hottest day measured in Parramatta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2020, reaching 45.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Parramatta?

The coldest day measured in Parramatta between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1978, at -1.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Parramatta?

Almost never: Parramatta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Parramatta warmed?

Yes: Parramatta warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Parramatta?

The wettest day measured in Parramatta between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2020, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Parramatta?

The windiest day measured in Parramatta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1975, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Parramatta?

The warmest month in Parramatta is January (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Parramatta?

Parramatta receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Parramatta?

Parramatta gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Parramatta (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 699 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Parramatta averages 0 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.

Parramatta has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 4 January 2020) and the coldest -1.8 °C (on 15 July 1978).

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

ParramattaNew South Wales

coords: -33.82°, 151.00°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

17.1°C

Average daily high

22.4°C

Average daily low

12.5°C

Annual rainfall

699mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

17.0km/h

Seasonal range

11.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

32 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

99 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.8 °C

Average feels-like low

11.4 °C

Average peak gust

37.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

20 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.3 °C

4 January 2020

Coldest day

-1.8 °C

15 July 1978

Wettest day

155 mm

9 February 2020

Windiest day

56.1 km/h

21 June 1975

Strongest gust

113.4 km/h

21 June 1975

Hottest feels-like

47.2 °C

1 February 2020

Coldest feels-like

-5.2 °C

9 July 1941

Sunniest day

14.0 h

3 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	41.4 °C28 January 2025	1.0 °C17 July 2025	18.1 °C	875 mm	57	0
2024	38.5 °C21 January 2024	1.4 °C20 June 2024	18.1 °C	784 mm	41	0
2023	41.3 °C9 December 2023	0.3 °C20 July 2023	17.7 °C	626 mm	43	0
2022	34.1 °C17 February 2022	1.3 °C16 July 2022	17.0 °C	1,405 mm	15	0
2021	39.5 °C26 January 2021	0.3 °C30 July 2021	17.0 °C	795 mm	21	0
2020	45.3 °C4 January 2020	2.1 °C27 August 2020	17.6 °C	1,143 mm	37	0
2019	42.2 °C31 December 2019	1.2 °C15 August 2019	18.1 °C	447 mm	63	0
2018	43.6 °C7 January 2018	-0.4 °C15 July 2018	18.0 °C	423 mm	58	2
2017	43.7 °C11 February 2017	0.7 °C22 July 2017	18.1 °C	655 mm	50	0
2016	39.0 °C14 January 2016	0.7 °C4 July 2016	18.2 °C	782 mm	44	0
2015	41.3 °C20 November 2015	1.0 °C5 July 2015	17.5 °C	840 mm	36	0
2014	39.1 °C14 November 2014	1.8 °C3 July 2014	17.7 °C	623 mm	31	0
2013	45.0 °C18 January 2013	2.2 °C8 July 2013	17.7 °C	812 mm	45	0
2012	36.6 °C30 November 2012	1.5 °C8 August 2012	16.9 °C	617 mm	21	0
2011	40.8 °C5 February 2011	1.7 °C30 July 2011	17.1 °C	664 mm	33	0
2010	41.9 °C23 January 2010	-0.2 °C30 June 2010	17.4 °C	803 mm	26	1
2009	41.6 °C22 November 2009	1.1 °C9 August 2009	17.8 °C	489 mm	48	0
2008	36.1 °C31 October 2008	1.4 °C12 July 2008	16.8 °C	672 mm	26	0
2007	39.9 °C21 January 2007	-0.9 °C17 July 2007	17.6 °C	818 mm	26	1
2006	44.4 °C1 January 2006	1.7 °C9 July 2006	17.4 °C	413 mm	45	0
2005	38.9 °C7 December 2005	1.8 °C7 August 2005	17.6 °C	637 mm	35	0
2004	41.0 °C1 December 2004	2.3 °C28 June 2004	17.6 °C	595 mm	38	0
2003	42.7 °C30 January 2003	0.3 °C28 July 2003	17.1 °C	646 mm	28	0
2002	39.1 °C25 November 2002	-0.6 °C12 July 2002	17.4 °C	443 mm	34	1
2001	42.7 °C15 January 2001	1.8 °C25 June 2001	17.4 °C	560 mm	34	0
2000	39.6 °C19 January 2000	0.8 °C15 June 2000	17.1 °C	676 mm	32	0
1999	36.2 °C11 January 1999	1.9 °C3 August 1999	17.0 °C	716 mm	25	0
1998	37.6 °C23 March 1998	0.7 °C17 July 1998	17.7 °C	862 mm	47	0
1997	39.0 °C27 November 1997	1.2 °C12 June 1997	17.2 °C	593 mm	31	0
1996	36.2 °C31 January 1996	0.5 °C12 July 1996	16.7 °C	615 mm	22	0
1995	37.7 °C3 February 1995	-0.4 °C5 July 1995	16.7 °C	700 mm	18	1
1994	43.4 °C21 December 1994	0.9 °C18 July 1994	17.1 °C	414 mm	36	0
1993	40.6 °C4 February 1993	0.7 °C26 June 1993	17.1 °C	524 mm	31	0
1992	36.1 °C23 January 1992	0.0 °C23 July 1992	16.5 °C	788 mm	9	0
1991	40.7 °C14 February 1991	0.8 °C27 July 1991	17.5 °C	631 mm	43	0
1990	41.1 °C18 December 1990	0.7 °C21 June 1990	16.9 °C	1,260 mm	27	0
1989	37.4 °C26 December 1989	1.0 °C8 July 1989	17.1 °C	807 mm	17	0
1988	40.2 °C3 November 1988	2.4 °C1 August 1988	17.4 °C	987 mm	30	0
1987	37.4 °C2 February 1987	-0.2 °C14 July 1987	16.7 °C	862 mm	28	1
1986	40.1 °C2 February 1986	-0.5 °C27 July 1986	16.6 °C	795 mm	28	1
1985	38.2 °C2 March 1985	-0.1 °C24 June 1985	16.7 °C	698 mm	33	1
1984	36.8 °C18 December 1984	0.9 °C23 June 1984	16.5 °C	948 mm	29	0
1983	41.3 °C9 March 1983	0.6 °C22 July 1983	17.4 °C	565 mm	43	0
1982	43.6 °C25 November 1982	0.7 °C18 July 1982	17.1 °C	455 mm	38	0
1981	40.7 °C5 December 1981	0.2 °C11 July 1981	17.3 °C	706 mm	35	0
1980	42.5 °C21 February 1980	0.2 °C11 July 1980	17.9 °C	417 mm	56	0
1979	41.9 °C10 January 1979	0.7 °C7 July 1979	17.2 °C	552 mm	46	0
1978	38.6 °C15 January 1978	-1.8 °C15 July 1978	16.5 °C	1,112 mm	30	5
1977	42.4 °C1 February 1977	-1.0 °C22 July 1977	17.0 °C	629 mm	44	1
1976	39.1 °C7 December 1976	0.9 °C10 July 1976	16.1 °C	930 mm	15	0
1975	38.6 °C21 January 1975	0.7 °C10 July 1975	16.5 °C	756 mm	27	0
1974	36.8 °C12 November 1974	0.6 °C27 June 1974	16.2 °C	949 mm	16	0
1973	40.3 °C6 February 1973	1.5 °C7 June 1973	17.1 °C	806 mm	29	0
1972	39.8 °C21 December 1972	1.6 °C23 July 1972	16.5 °C	735 mm	19	0
1971	39.2 °C9 January 1971	-0.1 °C3 July 1971	16.4 °C	636 mm	22	1
1970	36.9 °C11 January 1970	-1.4 °C16 July 1970	16.3 °C	688 mm	28	2
1969	39.3 °C18 January 1969	0.7 °C29 June 1969	16.7 °C	880 mm	30	0
1968	42.1 °C19 November 1968	-0.3 °C26 July 1968	17.2 °C	464 mm	37	1
1967	39.6 °C22 January 1967	1.7 °C21 July 1967	16.7 °C	663 mm	31	0
1966	38.7 °C29 January 1966	0.6 °C12 July 1966	16.3 °C	661 mm	30	0
1965	39.7 °C6 March 1965	1.4 °C12 July 1965	16.7 °C	402 mm	35	0
1964	38.9 °C26 November 1964	0.4 °C7 July 1964	16.8 °C	717 mm	29	0
1963	37.1 °C25 December 1963	1.6 °C19 June 1963	16.6 °C	1,186 mm	16	0
1962	36.0 °C8 February 1962	1.5 °C23 June 1962	16.4 °C	707 mm	10	0
1961	40.9 °C29 January 1961	1.4 °C25 June 1961	16.7 °C	963 mm	25	0
1960	42.6 °C27 January 1960	1.6 °C24 July 1960	16.6 °C	586 mm	30	0
1959	38.1 °C15 January 1959	0.7 °C15 June 1959	16.6 °C	765 mm	25	0
1958	37.2 °C10 January 1958	0.7 °C18 June 1958	16.9 °C	547 mm	31	0
1957	43.6 °C20 December 1957	0.1 °C20 July 1957	17.2 °C	332 mm	39	0
1956	38.3 °C19 December 1956	0.7 °C15 July 1956	16.8 °C	891 mm	24	0
1955	42.3 °C3 January 1955	-0.6 °C9 July 1955	17.3 °C	538 mm	26	1
1954	36.0 °C28 November 1954	-0.2 °C20 June 1954	16.9 °C	573 mm	24	1
1953	43.5 °C21 December 1953	0.5 °C13 August 1953	16.9 °C	464 mm	33	0
1952	44.3 °C25 January 1952	0.4 °C15 July 1952	16.9 °C	677 mm	34	0
1951	36.8 °C6 December 1951	0.9 °C13 July 1951	16.6 °C	513 mm	19	0
1950	39.0 °C6 January 1950	1.3 °C6 July 1950	16.5 °C	1,417 mm	21	0
1949	36.2 °C24 December 1949	0.4 °C26 June 1949	16.6 °C	664 mm	27	0
1948	37.1 °C27 October 1948	1.0 °C1 July 1948	16.5 °C	503 mm	28	0
1947	35.9 °C31 December 1947	1.1 °C15 June 1947	16.0 °C	619 mm	12	0
1946	44.9 °C5 January 1946	1.0 °C6 July 1946	16.7 °C	498 mm	47	0
1945	37.7 °C17 December 1945	1.2 °C1 July 1945	16.6 °C	564 mm	31	0
1944	43.5 °C19 November 1944	-0.6 °C3 June 1944	16.6 °C	495 mm	49	1
1943	38.8 °C13 January 1943	0.3 °C26 June 1943	16.2 °C	447 mm	39	0
1942	37.1 °C4 October 1942	-0.8 °C29 July 1942	16.1 °C	786 mm	15	1
1941	38.9 °C30 November 1941	-1.6 °C9 July 1941	16.3 °C	776 mm	30	1
1940	38.9 °C26 January 1940	2.1 °C24 June 1940	17.2 °C	464 mm	49	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.7 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

57 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

875 mm

+176 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.5 °C	+0.1 °C	121 mm	+49 mm
Feb	27.8 °C	+1.0 °C	58 mm	-26 mm
Mar	27.0 °C	+1.7 °C	92 mm	+17 mm
Apr	24.5 °C	+1.8 °C	68 mm	+6 mm
May	20.1 °C	+0.6 °C	124 mm	+72 mm
Jun	17.5 °C	+0.7 °C	4 mm	-53 mm
Jul	17.1 °C	+0.6 °C	76 mm	+43 mm
Aug	17.5 °C	-0.6 °C	149 mm	+105 mm
Sep	23.3 °C	+2.5 °C	58 mm	+21 mm
Oct	26.9 °C	+3.8 °C	17 mm	-37 mm
Nov	27.4 °C	+2.6 °C	24 mm	-44 mm
Dec	28.3 °C	+1.8 °C	85 mm	+25 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.4 °C

28 Jan 2025

Coldest day

1.0 °C

17 Jul 2025

Wettest day

53.3 mm

12 Dec 2025

Windiest day

45.6 km/h

1 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

85.3 km/h

1 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

28 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.9 °C

17 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Parramatta?

Parramatta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parramatta?

The hottest day measured in Parramatta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2020, reaching 45.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Parramatta?

The coldest day measured in Parramatta between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1978, at -1.8 °C.

Does it snow in Parramatta?

Almost never: Parramatta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Parramatta warmed?

Yes: Parramatta warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Parramatta?

The wettest day measured in Parramatta between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2020, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Parramatta?

The windiest day measured in Parramatta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1975, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Parramatta?

The warmest month in Parramatta is January (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Parramatta?

Parramatta receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Parramatta?

Parramatta gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Parramatta?

Yes: Parramatta has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parramatta?

In Parramatta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 1 February 2020, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 9 July 1941.

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