Tamworth weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Tamworth is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with April and September close behind. Tamworth averages about 3,164 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,164
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 679 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 44k
- Elevation
- 394 m
When is the best time to visit Tamworth?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tamworth is May, then April and September. The dullest month is July (53/100, 36 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tamworth?
Tamworth is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,164 hours of sunshine a year. May (93/100) is noticeably better than July (53). It ranks #54 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 679 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 | 67 | 34° / 93°F | 19° / 66°F | 78 mm | 12 |
| February | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 77 mm | 11 |
| March | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 65 mm | 9 |
| April | 92 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 33 mm | 6 |
| May | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 29 mm | 4 |
| June | 59 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 53 mm | 3 |
| July | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 36 mm | 3 |
| August | 68 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 37 mm | 4 |
| September | 91 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 39 mm | 6 |
| October | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 56 mm | 8 |
| November | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 80 mm | 10 |
| December | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 96 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Newcastle Australia · 213 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 320 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Ballina Australia · 362 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Gold Coast Australia · 413 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Brisbane Australia · 466 km · best in Jul · 2,861 h sun/yr
- Canberra Australia · 495 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Armidale Australia · 96 km · 3,037 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Narrabri Australia · 129 km · 3,313 h sun/yr · best in May
- Port Macquarie Australia · 196 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Moree Australia · 200 km · 3,406 h sun/yr · best in May
- Coffs Harbour Australia · 233 km · 2,804 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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