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Winter Weather in Sale Victoria, Australia

Daily high temperatures are around 58°F, rarely falling below 51°F or exceeding 67°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 55°F on July 7.

Daily low temperatures are around 42°F, rarely falling below 33°F or exceeding 50°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 40°F on July 23.

For reference, on January 25, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Sale typically range from 57°F to 77°F, while on July 10, the coldest day of the year, they range from 40°F to 55°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Sale

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FFallSpringJul 655°FJul 655°F40°F40°FJun 158°FJun 158°F43°F43°FAug 3160°FAug 3160°F42°F42°FAug 156°FAug 156°F41°F41°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average winter temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in Sale

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Mar del Plata, Argentina (6,957 miles away) and Branca, Portugal (11,136 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Sale (view comparison).

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The winter in Sale experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 42% to 33%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43% on June 4. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 32% on August 27.

The clearest day of the winter is August 27, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 68% of the time.

For reference, on June 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43%, while on February 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 71%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Sale

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringFeb 971%Feb 971%Jun 457%Jun 457%Aug 3167%Aug 3167%Jul 161%Jul 161%Aug 166%Aug 166%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Sale, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is increasing, starting the season at 26% and ending it at 31%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 32% on September 14, and its lowest chance is 16% on January 10.

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Sale

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug0%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%FallSpringJun 126%Jun 126%Aug 3131%Aug 3131%Jul 127%Jul 127%Aug 128%Aug 128%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the winter in Sale is essentially constant, remaining about 2.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.4 inches or falling below 0.6 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.7 inches on August 3.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Sale

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 inFallSpringAug 21.7 inAug 21.7 inJun 12.0 inJun 12.0 inAug 312.0 inAug 312.0 inJul 12.1 inJul 12.1 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the winter in Sale, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 34 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 2 seconds, and weekly increase of 7 minutes, 12 seconds.

The shortest day of the winter is June 21, with 9 hours, 31 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Sale

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringJun 219 hr, 31 minJun 219 hr, 31 mindaydaydaydaynightAug 3111 hr, 15 minAug 3111 hr, 15 minAug 110 hr, 12 minAug 110 hr, 12 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the winter in Sale is 7:29 AM on June 29 and the earliest sunrise is 54 minutes earlier at 6:35 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 4:58 PM on June 12 and the latest sunset is 52 minutes later at 5:49 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Sale during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the winter, so the entire season is in standard time.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:45 AM and sets 14 hours, 49 minutes later, at 8:34 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:27 AM and sets 9 hours, 31 minutes later, at 4:58 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in Sale

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFallSpring6:35 AM6:35 AMAug 315:49 PMAug 315:49 PM7:25 AM7:25 AMJun 124:58 PMJun 124:58 PM7:29 AM7:29 AMJun 295:01 PMJun 295:01 PM7:12 AM7:12 AMAug 15:24 PMAug 15:24 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the winter. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in Sale

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring0010202030300010102030
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the winter of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in Sale

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringMay 81:23 PMMay 81:23 PMMay 2311:54 PMMay 2311:54 PMJun 610:38 PMJun 610:38 PMJun 2211:09 AMJun 2211:09 AMJul 68:58 AMJul 68:58 AMJul 218:18 PMJul 218:18 PMAug 49:14 PMAug 49:14 PMAug 204:26 AMAug 204:26 AMSep 311:56 AMSep 311:56 AMSep 1812:35 PMSep 1812:35 PM6:51 AM6:51 AM5:04 PM5:04 PM4:30 PM4:30 PM4:20 PM4:20 PM3:50 PM3:50 PM7:45 AM7:45 AM7:53 AM7:53 AM4:46 PM4:46 PM8:08 AM8:08 AM5:01 PM5:01 PM4:53 PM4:53 PM7:13 AM7:13 AM6:39 AM6:39 AM5:58 PM5:58 PM6:16 PM6:16 PM6:35 AM6:35 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Sale is essentially constant during the winter, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on January 30, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 5% of the time, while on May 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Sale

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FallSpringJun 10%Jun 10%Aug 310%Aug 310%Jul 10%Jul 10%Aug 10%Aug 10%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Sale is essentially constant during the winter, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 6.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on August 8, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.6 miles per hour, while on April 23, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.7 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the winter is 6.6 miles per hour on August 9.

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Sale

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mphFallSpringAug 96.6 mphAug 96.6 mphJun 16.1 mphJun 16.1 mphAug 316.4 mphAug 316.4 mphJul 16.4 mphJul 16.4 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Sale throughout the winter is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 53% on August 11.

Wind Direction in the Winter in Sale

Wind Direction in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FallSpringwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Sale is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Sale is decreasing during the winter, falling by 5°F, from 59°F to 54°F, over the course of the season.

The lowest average surface water temperature during the winter is 54°F on August 20.

Average Water Temperature in the Winter in Sale

Average Water Temperature in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug52°F52°F54°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°FFallSpringAug 2054°FAug 2054°FJun 159°FJun 159°FJul 156°FJul 156°FAug 155°FAug 155°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Sale typically lasts for 10 months (317 days), from around August 3 to around June 16, rarely starting after September 14, or ending before May 19.

The smallest chance that a given day will be within the growing season in Sale during the winter is 29% on July 10.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in Sale

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpring73%Jun 173%Jun 179%Aug 3179%Aug 31Jul 132%Jul 132%Aug 148%Aug 148%90%Sep 1490%Sep 1429%Jul 1029%Jul 10very coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Sale are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 2,713°F, from 2,826°F to 113°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Sale

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FFallSpringJun 12,826°FJun 12,826°FAug 31113°FAug 31113°FJul 10°FJul 10°FAug 144°FAug 144°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the winter, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Sale is rapidly increasing during the winter, rising by 1.7 kWh, from 2.2 kWh to 3.8 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 2.0 kWh on June 21.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Sale

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in SaleJunJulAug0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhFallSpringJun 212.0 kWhJun 212.0 kWhJun 12.2 kWhJun 12.2 kWhAug 313.8 kWhAug 313.8 kWhAug 12.7 kWhAug 12.7 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sale are -38.111 deg latitude, 147.068 deg longitude, and 39 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sale is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 75 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 29 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (591 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (5,623 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sale is covered by cropland (48%), trees (29%), and artificial surfaces (19%), within 10 miles by cropland (57%) and trees (26%), and within 50 miles by trees (40%) and water (30%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sale, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, RAAF Base East Sale, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Sale.

At a distance of 7 kilometers from Sale, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Sale according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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