Armidale in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Armidale sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 94 mm of rain over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Armidale's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Armidale's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 2°C
- Rainfall
- 94 mm
- 14 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.4
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Armidale in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Armidale reaches about 13°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
How winter really feels in Armidale
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 85 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Armidale weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) 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 Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Armidale gets around 94 mm of rain over 14 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 12 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min in early June to 11 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.4 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Armidale
None of Armidale's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Armidale's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Armidale?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Armidale for sightseeing.
What to pack for Armidale in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Armidale sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.
UV index in Armidale in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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 |
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.