Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 2013-01-18; its coldest fell to 6°C on 1984-07-04.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
38°C2013-01-18
20°C1995-01-22
26°C1994-01-08
16°C1990-01-17
February
37°C2017-02-11
19°C1996-02-13
26°C2011-02-02
16°C1993-02-23
March
35°C1983-03-09
19°C1994-03-12
24°C2025-03-16
14°C1994-03-13
April
31°C1986-04-05
16°C2008-04-29
22°C2018-04-03
10°C2008-04-29
May
26°C1995-05-01
14°C2000-05-30
20°C1996-05-04
9°C2000-05-29
June
23°C1996-06-04
11°C2021-06-10
18°C2016-06-04
6°C1983-06-27
July
23°C2016-07-19
11°C1984-07-03
17°C2022-07-04
6°C1984-07-04
August
25°C1995-08-21
12°C2001-08-27
19°C2009-08-24
7°C2015-08-05
September
29°C2017-09-23
13°C1984-09-29
23°C2003-09-23
8°C1987-09-02
October
33°C1988-10-21
15°C1992-10-21
21°C2025-10-09
10°C2014-10-15
November
34°C2014-11-21
15°C1996-11-22
24°C2002-11-26
11°C2006-11-16
December
36°C2019-12-19
18°C1995-12-12
25°C2000-12-23
14°C2013-12-06

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
38°C2013-01-18
18°C1995-12-12
26°C1994-01-08
14°C2013-12-06
Autumn (Mar–May)
35°C1983-03-09
14°C2000-05-30
24°C2025-03-16
9°C2000-05-29
Winter (Jun–Aug)
25°C1995-08-21
11°C1984-07-03
19°C2009-08-24
6°C1984-07-04
Spring (Sep–Nov)
34°C2014-11-21
13°C1984-09-29
24°C2002-11-26
8°C1987-09-02

All-time records

The most extreme value Newcastle has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 38°C 2013-01-18
Lowest 11°C 1984-07-03

Low

Highest 26°C 1994-01-08
Lowest 6°C 1984-07-04

Feels-like

Highest 56°C 2013-01-18
Lowest 0°C 1984-07-04

Humidity

Highest 21.9 g/m³ 2001-01-27
Lowest 5.6 g/m³ 1984-10-17

Wind

Highest 57 km/h 1987-11-12
Lowest 5 km/h 2026-03-19

Precip

Wettest 143 mm 2007-06-08
Driest 24-day dry spell 2018-07-05

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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