Climate and average weather in Armidale
In Armidale, the summers are warm, showery, and mostly clear and the winters are cool and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Armidale typically varies from 1°C to 26°C, and is rarely below -4°C or above 31°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Armidale for warm-weather activities are from early January to mid May and early September to late December.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 26°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 1°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 96 mm
- Driest
- Apr
- 25 mm
- Rain / yr
- 652 mm
- 86 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.0–14.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,053 m
- 30.5°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 34% cloud
Armidale is city in New South Wales, Australia.
- Air quality
- Elevated
- PM2.5 17.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Armidale weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to mid May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Armidale, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.3 months, from November 15 to March 24, with daily high temperatures above 22°C. The hottest month of the year in Armidale is January, with an average high of 26°C and low of 14°C.
The cool season lasts 3.0 months, from May 26 to August 24, with daily high temperatures below 15°C. The coldest month of the year in Armidale is July, with an average low of 1°C and high of 13°C.
Days typically run about 12°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 14 |
| Feb | 25 | 14 |
| Mar | 23 | 11 |
| Apr | 20 | 8 |
| May | 16 | 5 |
| Jun | 13 | 2 |
| Jul | 13 | 1 |
| Aug | 14 | 2 |
| Sep | 18 | 5 |
| Oct | 21 | 8 |
| Nov | 23 | 10 |
| Dec | 24 | 13 |
How hot and cold Armidale really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -3°C (around August 9), with roughly 85 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Air high (°C) | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
| Air low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 |
| Feb | 24 | 25 | 13 | 14 |
| Mar | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 |
| Apr | 20 | 20 | 6 | 8 |
| May | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| Jun | 13 | 13 | -1 | 2 |
| Jul | 12 | 13 | -3 | 1 |
| Aug | 14 | 14 | -2 | 2 |
| Sep | 18 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct | 21 | 21 | 5 | 8 |
| Nov | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 |
| Dec | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 |
Average hourly temperature in Armidale
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 26°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 1°C.
Armidale weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° / 14° | 96 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 6.9 |
| Feb | 25° / 14° | 80 | 9.1 | 13.1 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 23° / 11° | 51 | 7.4 | 12.2 | 7.4 |
| Apr | 20° / 8° | 25 | 4 | 11.3 | 7.3 |
| May | 16° / 5° | 32 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 5.8 |
| Jun | 13° / 2° | 35 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 13° / 1° | 28 | 4.6 | 10.2 | 4.0 |
| Aug | 14° / 2° | 31 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 5.1 |
| Sep | 18° / 5° | 36 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 6.6 |
| Oct | 21° / 8° | 61 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 7.0 |
| Nov | 23° / 10° | 85 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 24° / 13° | 92 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 6.9 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Armidale gets about 652 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.9 months, from around Oct 13 to Mar 10, peaking in December at about 38% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 7.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 96 mm over about 11 wet days; April is the driest, with 25 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 34 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 37 |
| Rain days | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 11 |
| Feb | 33 | 9 |
| Mar | 23 | 7 |
| Apr | 14 | 4 |
| May | 15 | 5 |
| Jun | 16 | 5 |
| Jul | 15 | 5 |
| Aug | 16 | 5 |
| Sep | 20 | 6 |
| Oct | 26 | 8 |
| Nov | 35 | 10 |
| Dec | 37 | 12 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Armidale collects about 652 mm of rain across 86 wet days — roughly 54 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 96 mm, while April is the driest at just 25 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 42% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 96 | 80 | 51 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 61 | 85 | 92 |
| Rain days | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 96 | 11 |
| Feb | 80 | 9 |
| Mar | 51 | 7 |
| Apr | 25 | 4 |
| May | 32 | 5 |
| Jun | 35 | 5 |
| Jul | 28 | 5 |
| Aug | 31 | 5 |
| Sep | 36 | 6 |
| Oct | 61 | 8 |
| Nov | 85 | 10 |
| Dec | 92 | 12 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Armidale, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around July 18 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around October 22. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 22 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around July 17. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 59 | 58 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 65 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 56 | 58 |
| Cloudier (%) | 41 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 44 | 42 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 41 |
| Feb | 58 | 42 |
| Mar | 63 | 37 |
| Apr | 63 | 37 |
| May | 60 | 40 |
| Jun | 57 | 43 |
| Jul | 65 | 35 |
| Aug | 75 | 25 |
| Sep | 74 | 26 |
| Oct | 66 | 34 |
| Nov | 56 | 44 |
| Dec | 58 | 42 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around December 14, brings about 14 hours of light; the shortest, around June 15, only 10 hours — a swing of roughly 4 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:10 | 6:35 | 6:56 | 7:16 | 7:36 | 7:52 | 7:53 | 7:31 | 6:53 | 6:16 | 5:52 | 5:51 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:56 | 7:41 | 7:10 | 6:31 | 6:04 | 5:55 | 6:05 | 6:24 | 6:42 | 7:01 | 7:26 | 7:48 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.7 | 6:10 | 7:56 |
| Feb | 13.1 | 6:35 | 7:41 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 6:56 | 7:10 |
| Apr | 11.3 | 7:16 | 6:31 |
| May | 10.5 | 7:36 | 6:04 |
| Jun | 10.1 | 7:52 | 5:55 |
| Jul | 10.2 | 7:53 | 6:05 |
| Aug | 10.9 | 7:31 | 6:24 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 6:53 | 6:42 |
| Oct | 12.7 | 6:16 | 7:01 |
| Nov | 13.5 | 5:52 | 7:26 |
| Dec | 13.9 | 5:51 | 7:48 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Armidale averages about 14 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 10 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.0 months, from around Jun 23 to Oct 22. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 18 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is February, down near 12 sunny days — about 35% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Mixed |
| Feb | 11 | Mixed |
| Mar | 13 | Mixed |
| Apr | 13 | Mixed |
| May | 13 | Mixed |
| Jun | 12 | Mixed |
| Jul | 16 | Bright |
| Aug | 18 | Bright |
| Sep | 17 | Bright |
| Oct | 15 | Mixed |
| Nov | 11 | Mixed |
| Dec | 12 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Armidale, how humid it feels changes noticeably over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.5 months, from around December 2 to March 19. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 20% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around March 20 to December 1, and May is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 43 | 42 | 68 | 94 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 83 | 65 |
| Comfortable (%) | 37 | 40 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| Humid (%) | 18 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Muggy (%) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 37 | 18 | 1 |
| Feb | 42 | 40 | 16 | 2 |
| Mar | 68 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| Apr | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 83 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 65 | 29 | 7 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Armidale is typically calm, near 12 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Jun 13 to Dec 14. The windiest month is September, averaging about 13 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Dec 15 to Jun 12, with April the calmest month at about 10 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | calm |
| Feb | 12 | calm |
| Mar | 11 | calm |
| Apr | 10 | calm |
| May | 11 | calm |
| Jun | 12 | calm |
| Jul | 12 | light breeze |
| Aug | 13 | light breeze |
| Sep | 13 | light breeze |
| Oct | 12 | light breeze |
| Nov | 12 | light breeze |
| Dec | 12 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Armidale
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Armidale's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Armidale
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Armidale throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid January, Armidale is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Armidale for general outdoor tourist activities is from early September to mid May, with a peak score in the third week of March.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | good | fair | fair | fair | good | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 | good |
| Feb | 7.0 | good |
| Mar | 7.4 | good |
| Apr | 7.2 | good |
| May | 5.8 | good |
| Jun | 4.1 | fair |
| Jul | 4.0 | fair |
| Aug | 5.1 | fair |
| Sep | 6.6 | good |
| Oct | 7.0 | good |
| Nov | 6.8 | good |
| Dec | 6.9 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Armidale for hot-weather activities is from late November to late March, with a peak score in the second week of January.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Armidale, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 26°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 13°C), pack a warm layer.
In January, Armidale sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Armidale by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Armidale peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 4 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | High |
| Sep | 7 | Very high |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Armidale
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 6 | 3.5 |
| May | 4.5 | 0 |
| Jun | 2.5 | 0 |
| Jul | 3.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 5 | 0 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 3 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Air quality in Armidale by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Armidale is worst in December — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.8× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Armidale's WHO annual average of 17.2 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 54 |
| Level | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Moderate |
| Feb | 11 | Good |
| Mar | 11 | Good |
| Apr | 12 | Moderate |
| May | 10 | Good |
| Jun | 8 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 9 | Good |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 19 | Moderate |
| Nov | 34 | Moderate |
| Dec | 54 | Poor |
Growing season
Armidale is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about September 19 to May 15 (239 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 90 | 74 | 62 | 66 | 88 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 99 | 0 |
| May | 90 | 18 |
| Jun | 74 | 30 |
| Jul | 62 | 31 |
| Aug | 66 | 31 |
| Sep | 88 | 18 |
| Oct | 98 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Armidale banks about 1,518 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 302 | 251 | 220 | 112 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 125 | 193 | 262 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 302 |
| Feb | 251 |
| Mar | 220 |
| Apr | 112 |
| May | 16 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 36 |
| Oct | 125 |
| Nov | 193 |
| Dec | 262 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Armidale receives about 5.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.8 and 7.4 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Sep 10 to Mar 24. The brightest month is January, averaging about 7.0 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 2.9 kWh/m² — roughly 59% less than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.1 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.3 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.4 | Bright |
| May | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2.8 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.1 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.2 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.4 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.3 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.7 | Intense |
| Dec | 7.0 | Intense |
Where is Armidale?
Armidale sits at 30.5°S, 151.7°E, 1,053 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Tamworth, 96 km away.
Topography around Armidale
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Armidale.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Armidale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 1,013 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.
The land around Armidale is covered by grassland (53%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.
Australia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type I
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 90% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $65,130
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.9 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 0.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 4.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Armidale (-30.5012°, 151.6655°, elevation 1,053 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).