Shepparton climate — normals and trends
Shepparton (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 574 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 (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shepparton averages 6 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Shepparton has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.9 °C (on 7 February 2009) and the coldest -4.1 °C (on 21 July 1982).
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
SheppartonVictoria
- coords
- -36.38°, 145.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
574mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · p = < 0.001
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
45.9 °C
7 February 2009
Coldest day
-4.1 °C
21 July 1982
Wettest day
112 mm
23 April 1980
Windiest day
44.5 km/h
6 November 1994
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
10 November 1977
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
5 January 2013
Coldest feels-like
-7.8 °C
1 July 1994
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
23 June 1981
Sunniest day
14.5 h
30 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 19 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 5 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 68 mm | +32 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 4 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 15 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 12.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 60 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 13.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 62 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 14.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 31 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 23.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 45 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 30 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shepparton?
Shepparton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 574 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shepparton?
The hottest day measured in Shepparton between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2009, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shepparton?
The coldest day measured in Shepparton between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1982, at -4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shepparton?
Almost never: Shepparton sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shepparton warmed?
Yes: Shepparton warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shepparton?
The wettest day measured in Shepparton between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1980, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shepparton?
The windiest day measured in Shepparton between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1994, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shepparton?
The warmest month in Shepparton is January (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shepparton?
Shepparton receives on average 574 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shepparton?
Shepparton gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shepparton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shepparton between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1981, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shepparton?
Yes: Shepparton has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shepparton?
In Shepparton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 5 January 2013, and the lowest was -7.8 °C on 1 July 1994.
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