New Town climate
Typical historical weather for New Town, Australia, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
11.9°C
across all months
Warmest month
22.7°C
Jan average high
Coolest month
4.1°C
Jul average low
Annual rainfall
639mm
total per year
New Town is typically hottest in January and coolest in July, a swing of about 18.6°C across the year. About 32% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (October is typically wettest, February driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.7°C · record 28.5–38.5°C | 11.9°C · record 4.3–8.6°C | 44mm | 7 | 64% | 2.9 m/s | 62% | 6.3 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 21.6°C · record 27.5–33.3°C | 11.3°C · record 4.2–8°C | 36mm | 7 | 65% | 3 m/s | 62% | 5.4 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 20.3°C · record 25.3–37.3°C | 10.3°C · record 3.2–7.1°C | 43mm | 7 | 69% | 2.7 m/s | 64% | 4 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 17.1°C · record 20–29.2°C | 8.3°C · record 0.8–4.6°C | 41mm | 8 | 73% | 2.8 m/s | 65% | 2.7 kWh/m² |
| May | 13.9°C · record 16.5–21.7°C | 6.1°C · record -0.7–1.7°C | 53mm | 9 | 77% | 2.8 m/s | 66% | 1.8 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 11.6°C · record 14.1–16.4°C | 4.5°C · record -2–1.7°C | 51mm | 9 | 82% | 2.7 m/s | 68% | 1.4 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 11.3°C · record 13.7–16.9°C | 4.1°C · record -2.1–0.9°C | 48mm | 10 | 79% | 3 m/s | 66% | 1.7 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 12.3°C · record 15.8–18.9°C | 4.3°C · record -2.4–1.3°C | 62mm | 12 | 77% | 3.1 m/s | 64% | 2.4 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 13.8°C · record 19.1–23°C | 5.4°C · record -0.7–1.6°C | 57mm | 12 | 72% | 3.4 m/s | 64% | 3.6 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 15.8°C · record 18.9–28.9°C | 6.7°C · record 0.2–3.7°C | 76mm | 12 | 70% | 3.3 m/s | 66% | 4.8 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 17.9°C · record 24.4–33.5°C | 8.6°C · record 1.6–5.3°C | 66mm | 12 | 69% | 3.1 m/s | 68% | 5.7 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 20.1°C · record 27.1–36.6°C | 10.1°C · record 2.7–7.5°C | 60mm | 10 | 66% | 3.2 m/s | 65% | 6.6 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about -0.18°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about -42.22mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 11.588078524097481°C, below the 9-year baseline of 11.87°C by 1.13 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
114.4 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
3.5 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
6.3 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
38.5°C
31 January 2020
2020 was 1.78 SD below the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-2.4°C
3 August 2017
2017 was 0.15 SD below the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
58.2mm
14 August 2022
2022 was 1.09 SD below the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
7.6m/s
25 March 2019
2019 was 0.58 SD above the 9-year average that year
See the detail: New Town on 14 August 2022.
Nearby cities
Glenorchy
Same ERA5 grid cell
Claremont
Same ERA5 grid cell
Lindisfarne
Same ERA5 grid cell
Lenah Valley
Same ERA5 grid cell
Moonah
Same ERA5 grid cell
Bridgewater
Same ERA5 grid cell
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Frequently asked questions about New Town's climate
What is the hottest month in New Town?
January is typically the warmest month in New Town, with an average high of 22.7°C. July is typically the coolest, averaging 4.1°C overnight.
How much does it rain in New Town?
New Town gets about 639mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 32% of it falling in the three wettest months (October is typically the wettest, February the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does New Town have?
On average, New Town sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 6.3 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is New Town getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about -0.18°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for New Town?
The hottest day on file is 31 January 2020 at 38.5°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for Australia
- Location
- New Town — -42.750°, 147.250°, ERA5 grid cell center, 12.9 km from requested point
- Time zone
- Australia/Hobart
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-17). Historical climate data for New Town, Australia (-42.75°S, 147.25°E), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for New Town, Australia [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 17, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for New Town, Australia." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 17, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-17},
url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
}Notice something wrong with this data? Report a data issue.