Tamworth in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Tamworth sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 143 mm of rain over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Tamworth's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tamworth's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Rainfall
- 143 mm
- 19 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.6
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Tamworth in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical winter day in Tamworth reaches about 16°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
How winter really feels in Tamworth
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 46 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Tamworth 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° / 16° | 72 | 8.2 | 13.8 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 29° / 16° | 59 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 5.9 |
| Mar | 27° / 14° | 48 | 5.5 | 12.2 | 7.5 |
| Apr | 23° / 10° | 28 | 3.6 | 11.3 | 8.1 |
| May | 19° / 6° | 36 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 7.0 |
| Jun | 16° / 4° | 54 | 7.2 | 10 | 5.3 |
| Jul | 15° / 2° | 48 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 17° / 2° | 41 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 6.3 |
| Sep | 20° / 6° | 48 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 24° / 9° | 64 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 7.7 |
| Nov | 26° / 12° | 80 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 28° / 15° | 87 | 9.9 | 14 | 6.1 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Tamworth gets around 143 mm of rain over 19 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 8 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 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 3.2 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Tamworth?
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 Tamworth for sightseeing.
What to pack for Tamworth in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Tamworth sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.
UV index in Tamworth 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 Tamworth peaks around January 19 at about 14 (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 — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 10 | Extreme |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Air quality in Tamworth 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 Tamworth is worst in December — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tamworth's WHO annual average of 14.4 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 24 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 32 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | Moderate |
| Feb | 12 | Moderate |
| Mar | 10 | Good |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 10 | Good |
| Jun | 9 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 10 | Good |
| Sep | 12 | Moderate |
| Oct | 16 | Moderate |
| Nov | 19 | Moderate |
| Dec | 32 | Moderate |
Where is Tamworth?
Tamworth sits at 31.1°S, 150.9°E, 384 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Armidale, 96 km away.
Topography around Tamworth
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tamworth.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamworth has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m around an average of 436 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.
The land around Tamworth is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (31%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (33%) 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 Tamworth (-31.0905°, 150.929°, elevation 384 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.