Echuca in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Echuca sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 109 mm of rain over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Echuca's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Echuca's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 30°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 15°C
- Rainfall
- 109 mm
- 13 wet days
- Avg wind
- 14 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.0
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Echuca in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.
A typical summer day in Echuca reaches about 30°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.
Echuca weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) 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 | 31° / 16° | 34 | 4.1 | 14.2 | 5.4 |
| Feb | 30° / 16° | 30 | 3.9 | 13.4 | 6.0 |
| Mar | 27° / 14° | 28 | 3.5 | 12.3 | 7.7 |
| Apr | 22° / 10° | 29 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 7.8 |
| May | 17° / 7° | 32 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 6.3 |
| Jun | 14° / 6° | 40 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 4.4 |
| Jul | 13° / 5° | 38 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 3.9 |
| Aug | 15° / 5° | 40 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 4.8 |
| Sep | 18° / 7° | 43 | 7 | 11.8 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 22° / 9° | 41 | 5.7 | 12.9 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 26° / 11° | 43 | 5.8 | 13.9 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 29° / 14° | 45 | 5.1 | 14.4 | 6.6 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Echuca gets around 109 mm of rain over 13 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 14 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min in early December to 12 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.5 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Echuca?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Echuca for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Echuca in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Echuca sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.
UV index in Echuca in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Echuca peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Low |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Echuca?
Echuca sits at 36.1°S, 144.8°E, 100 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Shepparton, 64 km away.
Topography around Echuca
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Echuca.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Echuca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m.
The land around Echuca is covered by trees (35%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (38%) 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 Echuca (-36.1406°, 144.7518°, elevation 100 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.