Armidale in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Armidale sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 182 mm of rain over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early September to 24°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Armidale's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Armidale's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 8°C
Rainfall: 182 mm; 24 wet days
Avg wind: 13 km/h
Travel score: 6.8; 3rd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Armidale in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early September to 24°C by late November.

A typical spring day in Armidale reaches about 20°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

How spring really feels in Armidale

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Armidale weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Armidale gets around 182 mm of rain over 24 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min in early September to 13 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Armidale

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In spring, Armidale overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Armidale's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Armidale?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Armidale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Armidale in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Armidale sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Armidale in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

Air quality in Armidale in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual 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

Location & terrain

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.

3 km

123 m

grassland 53%

16 km

514 m

grassland 77%

80 km

1,490 m

grassland 53%

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Spring weather nearby: Tamworth 96 km · Coffs Harbour 141 km · Grafton 152 km · Port Macquarie 157 km · Taree 174 km · Muswellbrook 209 km · Maitland 248 km · Warwick 256 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.