Armidale weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · alpine / mountain town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Armidale is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with April and November close behind. Armidale averages about 3,037 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 74 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,037
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 883 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 1,080 m
When is the best time to visit Armidale?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Armidale is October, then April and November. The dullest month is July (23/100, 31 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Armidale?
Armidale is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,037 hours of sunshine a year. 60 Sunshine Score points separate October (83) from July (23), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #65 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 883 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 117 mm | 12 |
| February | 75 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 118 mm | 11 |
| March | 78 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 102 mm | 9 |
| April | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 47 mm | 7 |
| May | 52 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 41 mm | 4 |
| June | 29 | 12° / 54°F | 2° / 36°F | 59 mm | 3 |
| July | 23 | 11° / 52°F | 1° / 34°F | 31 mm | 3 |
| August | 37 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 45 mm | 5 |
| September | 67 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 42 mm | 7 |
| October | 83 | 21° / 70°F | 7° / 45°F | 74 mm | 8 |
| November | 79 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 98 mm | 10 |
| December | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 109 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Newcastle Australia · 253 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Ballina Australia · 266 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Gold Coast Australia · 320 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Brisbane Australia · 379 km · best in Jul · 2,861 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 382 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Sunshine Coast Australia · 460 km · best in Jul · 2,956 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tamworth Australia · 96 km · 3,164 h sun/yr · best in May
- Coffs Harbour Australia · 146 km · 2,804 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Port Macquarie Australia · 156 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Narrabri Australia · 173 km · 3,313 h sun/yr · best in May
- Moree Australia · 205 km · 3,406 h sun/yr · best in May
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