Taree climate — normals and trends
Taree (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 954 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Taree averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Taree has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 12 February 2017) and the coldest 2.7 °C (on 8 July 1948).
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
TareeNew South Wales
- coords
- -31.91°, 152.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
954mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
40 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
41.1 °C
12 February 2017
Coldest day
2.7 °C
8 July 1948
Wettest day
164 mm
20 January 1971
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
30 August 1963
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
19 January 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
12 February 2017
Coldest feels-like
-1.9 °C
17 July 1966
Sunniest day
13.9 h
30 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 386 mm | +283 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 96 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 25.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 209 mm | +93 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 141 mm | +57 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 292 mm | +214 mm |
| Jun | 17.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 60 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 17.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 76 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 17.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 201 mm | +149 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 42 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 33 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 55 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taree?
Taree has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 954 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taree?
The hottest day measured in Taree between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2017, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taree?
The coldest day measured in Taree between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1948, at 2.7 °C.
Does it snow in Taree?
Almost never: Taree sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taree warmed?
Yes: Taree warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taree?
The wettest day measured in Taree between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1971, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taree?
The windiest day measured in Taree between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1963, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taree?
The warmest month in Taree is January (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Taree?
Taree receives on average 954 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taree?
Taree gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Taree?
Yes: Taree has on average 40 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taree?
In Taree, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 12 February 2017, and the lowest was -1.9 °C on 17 July 1966.
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