Muswellbrook in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Muswellbrook sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 113 mm of rain over about 16 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 17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Muswellbrook's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Muswellbrook's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 17°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 6°C
- Rainfall
- 113 mm
- 16 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.3
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Muswellbrook in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C.
A typical winter day in Muswellbrook reaches about 17°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
Muswellbrook 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 | 30° / 18° | 59 | 7.6 | 13.9 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 29° / 18° | 70 | 7.2 | 13.2 | 5.9 |
| Mar | 27° / 16° | 52 | 7.4 | 12.2 | 7.1 |
| Apr | 23° / 12° | 38 | 4.9 | 11.2 | 7.9 |
| May | 20° / 9° | 34 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 7.2 |
| Jun | 17° / 7° | 46 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 5.9 |
| Jul | 16° / 6° | 36 | 5 | 10.1 | 5.9 |
| Aug | 18° / 6° | 31 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 22° / 9° | 37 | 5.3 | 11.8 | 7.7 |
| Oct | 24° / 12° | 51 | 7 | 12.8 | 7.7 |
| Nov | 27° / 14° | 70 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 6.9 |
| Dec | 29° / 16° | 67 | 8 | 14.1 | 6.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Muswellbrook gets around 113 mm of rain over 16 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 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 hours 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 3.0 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Muswellbrook?
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 Muswellbrook for sightseeing.
What to pack for Muswellbrook in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Muswellbrook sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.
UV index in Muswellbrook in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Muswellbrook peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Air quality in Muswellbrook 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 Muswellbrook is worst in December — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.1× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Muswellbrook's WHO annual average of 12.2 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| Level | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Moderate |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 8 | Good |
| Apr | 8 | Good |
| May | 7 | Good |
| Jun | 6 | Good |
| Jul | 7 | Good |
| Aug | 8 | Good |
| Sep | 8 | Good |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 14 | Moderate |
| Dec | 45 | Poor |
Where is Muswellbrook?
Muswellbrook sits at 32.3°S, 150.9°E, 164 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Cessnock, 77 km away.
Topography around Muswellbrook
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Muswellbrook.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Muswellbrook has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m.
The land around Muswellbrook is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (36%) 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 Muswellbrook (-32.2612°, 150.8901°, elevation 164 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.