Sunshine Atlas

Armidale weather by month & the best time to visit

Australia · alpine / mountain town · oceanic / maritime climate

Armidale, Australia
Armidale — photo by Terry Cooke, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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.

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

January: 76February: 75March: 78April: 81May: 52June: 29July: 23August: 37September: 67October: 8383November: 79December: 77JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January76 27° / 81°F14° / 57°F 117 mm12
February75 25° / 77°F13° / 55°F 118 mm11
March78 22° / 72°F11° / 52°F 102 mm9
April81 19° / 66°F8° / 46°F 47 mm7
May52 15° / 59°F4° / 39°F 41 mm4
June29 12° / 54°F2° / 36°F 59 mm3
July23 11° / 52°F1° / 34°F 31 mm3
August37 13° / 55°F1° / 34°F 45 mm5
September67 17° / 63°F4° / 39°F 42 mm7
October83 21° / 70°F7° / 45°F 74 mm8
November79 24° / 75°F10° / 50°F 98 mm10
December77 25° / 77°F12° / 54°F 109 mm11

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Armidale: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Armidale?

Armidale is a alpine / mountain town in Australia at 1,080 m elevation with a oceanic / maritime climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Armidale get a year?

Armidale gets about 3,037 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around October.

When is the best time to visit Armidale?

The sunniest time to visit Armidale is October, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 83/100 (with April and November close behind). Expect daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F.

What is the least sunny month in Armidale?

July is the least sunny month in Armidale, scoring 23/100 with about 31 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Armidale?

The typical midday UV index in Armidale peaks around 12 (extreme) in January, easing to about 3 (moderate) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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