Traralgon climate — normals and trends
Traralgon (Australia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 738 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Traralgon averages 5 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Traralgon has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 7 February 2009) and the coldest -4.3 °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
TraralgonVictoria
- coords
- -38.20°, 146.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.6°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
738mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
6.0 °C
Average peak gust
41.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
43.6 °C
7 February 2009
Coldest day
-4.3 °C
21 July 1982
Wettest day
82 mm
21 April 1990
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
29 October 2021
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
26 September 2013
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
30 January 2009
Coldest feels-like
-7.7 °C
21 July 1982
Snowiest day
1.5 cm
13 September 1983
Sunniest day
14.6 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 | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 56 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 23.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 51 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 41 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 26 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 12.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 45 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 12.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 78 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 13.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 66 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 74 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 180 mm | +99 mm |
| Dec | 21.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 49 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Traralgon?
Traralgon has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 738 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Traralgon?
The hottest day measured in Traralgon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2009, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Traralgon?
The coldest day measured in Traralgon between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1982, at -4.3 °C.
Does it snow in Traralgon?
Almost never: Traralgon sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Traralgon warmed?
Yes: Traralgon warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Traralgon?
The wettest day measured in Traralgon between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1990, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Traralgon?
The windiest day measured in Traralgon between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2021, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Traralgon?
The warmest month in Traralgon is January (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Traralgon?
Traralgon receives on average 738 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Traralgon?
Traralgon gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Traralgon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Traralgon between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1983, with 1.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Traralgon?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Traralgon.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Traralgon?
In Traralgon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 30 January 2009, and the lowest was -7.7 °C on 21 July 1982.
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