Horsham in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Horsham sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 130 mm of rain over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Horsham's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Horsham's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Rainfall
- 130 mm
- 25 wet days
- Avg wind
- 14 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.9
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Horsham in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Horsham reaches about 13°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest August.
Horsham 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 | 29° / 14° | 32 | 3.8 | 14.2 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 28° / 14° | 22 | 3.2 | 13.4 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 25° / 12° | 20 | 3.3 | 12.3 | 8.0 |
| Apr | 21° / 9° | 26 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 7.3 |
| May | 17° / 7° | 37 | 6.1 | 10.1 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 14° / 6° | 44 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 4.0 |
| Jul | 13° / 5° | 42 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 3.6 |
| Aug | 14° / 5° | 44 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 4.1 |
| Sep | 16° / 6° | 47 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 5.3 |
| Oct | 20° / 7° | 37 | 6.1 | 12.9 | 6.7 |
| Nov | 23° / 10° | 39 | 5.8 | 14 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 27° / 12° | 37 | 4.8 | 14.5 | 7.5 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Horsham gets around 130 mm of rain over 25 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 14 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early June to 11 h 06 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 2.3 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Horsham?
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 weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Horsham.
What to pack for Horsham in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Horsham sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.
UV index in Horsham in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Horsham peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).
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 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | 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 | 2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 7 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Horsham?
Horsham sits at 36.7°S, 142.2°E, 133 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Ballarat, 174 km away.
Topography around Horsham
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Horsham.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Horsham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.
The land around Horsham is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) 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 Horsham (-36.7113°, 142.1998°, elevation 133 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.