Tamworth climate — normals and trends
Tamworth (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 685 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tamworth averages 25 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Tamworth has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 20 to 30 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 3 January 2014) and the coldest -6.3 °C (on 4 August 1994).
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
TamworthNew South Wales
- coords
- -31.09°, 150.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
685mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
48 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.036
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
40.9 °C
3 January 2014
Coldest day
-6.3 °C
4 August 1994
Wettest day
115 mm
14 January 1964
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
10 November 1977
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
21 October 1953
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
26 January 2011
Coldest feels-like
-9.8 °C
4 August 1994
Snowiest day
5.7 cm
4 July 1984
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 | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 99 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 154 mm | +101 mm |
| Apr | 22.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 60 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 66 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 14.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 43 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 14.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 103 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 15.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 80 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 55 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 37 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 65 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tamworth?
Tamworth has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 685 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tamworth?
The hottest day measured in Tamworth between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2014, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tamworth?
The coldest day measured in Tamworth between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1994, at -6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tamworth?
Almost never: Tamworth sees virtually no snow, with about 25 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tamworth warmed?
Yes: Tamworth warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tamworth?
The wettest day measured in Tamworth between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1964, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tamworth?
The windiest day measured in Tamworth between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1977, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tamworth?
The warmest month in Tamworth is January (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tamworth?
Tamworth receives on average 685 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tamworth?
Tamworth 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 Tamworth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tamworth between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1984, with 5.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tamworth?
Yes: Tamworth has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tamworth?
In Tamworth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 26 January 2011, and the lowest was -9.8 °C on 4 August 1994.
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