Wangaratta climate — normals and trends
Wangaratta (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 621 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Wangaratta averages 8 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Wangaratta has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 7 February 2009) and the coldest -4.0 °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
WangarattaVictoria
- coords
- -36.36°, 146.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.2°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
9.8°C
Annual rainfall
621mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
49 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
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
45.5 °C
7 February 2009
Coldest day
-4.0 °C
21 July 1982
Wettest day
82 mm
5 February 2011
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
16 November 1965
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
26 September 2013
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
5 January 2013
Coldest feels-like
-7.7 °C
21 July 1982
Snowiest day
1.4 cm
21 June 1944
Sunniest day
14.3 h
30 December 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 72 mm | +34 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 4 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 26 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 12.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 58 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 13.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 70 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 15.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 40 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 47 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wangaratta?
Wangaratta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 621 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wangaratta?
The hottest day measured in Wangaratta between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2009, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wangaratta?
The coldest day measured in Wangaratta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1982, at -4.0 °C.
Does it snow in Wangaratta?
Almost never: Wangaratta sees virtually no snow, with about 8 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wangaratta warmed?
Yes: Wangaratta warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wangaratta?
The wettest day measured in Wangaratta between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2011, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wangaratta?
The windiest day measured in Wangaratta between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1965, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wangaratta?
The warmest month in Wangaratta is January (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Wangaratta?
Wangaratta receives on average 621 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wangaratta?
Wangaratta gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wangaratta?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wangaratta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1944, with 1.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wangaratta?
Yes: Wangaratta has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wangaratta?
In Wangaratta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 5 January 2013, and the lowest was -7.7 °C on 21 July 1982.
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