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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Cobar Australia

In Cobar, the summers are hot, the winters are cold and dry, and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 97°F and is rarely below 33°F or above 107°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Cobar for warm-weather activities is from late November to late March.

Climate in Cobar

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Cobar weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 23 to March 12, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year in Cobar is January, with an average high of 96°F and low of 69°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from May 21 to August 25, with an average daily high temperature below 68°F. The coldest month of the year in Cobar is July, with an average low of 40°F and high of 61°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Cobar

Average High and Low Temperature in CobarhothotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJul 2362°FJul 2362°FJan 2597°FJan 2597°F40°F40°F69°F69°FNov 2390°FNov 2390°FMar 1290°FMar 1290°FMay 2168°FMay 2168°FAug 2568°FAug 2568°F62°F62°F63°F63°F46°F46°F43°F43°FNowNow
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.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 96°F94°F88°F79°F69°F63°F61°F66°F74°F82°F88°F93°F
Temp. 83°F81°F75°F66°F57°F50°F49°F52°F59°F67°F74°F79°F
Low 69°F68°F62°F54°F47°F42°F40°F42°F47°F53°F60°F65°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, 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 Cobar

Average Hourly Temperature in CobarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmwarmwarmhothotcomfortablesweltering
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.

Fort Stockton, Texas, United States (8,457 miles away); Eastman, Georgia, United States (9,596 miles); and San Juan, Argentina (7,543 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Cobar (view comparison).

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In Cobar, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Cobar begins around July 12 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around October 14.

The clearest month of the year in Cobar is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 84% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 14 and lasts for 9.0 months, ending around July 12.

The cloudiest month of the year in Cobar is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 31% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Cobar

Cloud Cover Categories in CobarclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1085%Aug 1085%Nov 2167%Nov 2167%Oct 1476%Oct 1476%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastmostly cloudypartly cloudy
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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 25%25%23%26%29%29%22%16%17%24%31%28%
Clearer 75%75%77%74%71%71%78%84%83%76%69%72%

Cobar does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 9% to 17%, with an average value of 13%.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Cobar is November, with an average of 4.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 17% on November 25.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Cobar

Daily Chance of Precipitation in CobarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 2517%Nov 2517%Aug 149%Aug 149%Jun 1113%Jun 1113%NowNowrain
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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 4.6d3.9d3.7d3.3d4.0d3.7d3.5d3.2d3.1d3.8d4.6d4.4d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Cobar experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Cobar. The month with the most rain in Cobar is February, with an average rainfall of 1.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in Cobar is August, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Cobar

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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 1.4″1.5″1.2″1.0″1.1″1.0″0.9″0.8″0.8″1.0″1.2″1.2″

The length of the day in Cobar varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 10 hours, 6 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 12 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Cobar

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.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 13.9h13.2h12.3h11.3h10.5h10.1h10.3h11.0h11.9h12.9h13.7h14.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:49 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 42 minutes later at 7:31 AM on April 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:20 PM on June 10, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 6 minutes later at 8:25 PM on January 9.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Cobar during 2024, starting in the spring on October 6 and ending in the fall on April 7.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Cobar

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in CobarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 55:49 AMOct 55:49 AM8:25 PMJan 98:25 PMJan 9Jun 105:20 PMJun 105:20 PM7:31 AMApr 67:31 AMApr 6DSTApr 7DSTApr 7Oct 6DSTOct 6DSTdaynightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. 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 transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

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 Cobar

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in CobarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101020202020303030304050505060607080000010101010202030303030404040506060707035NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Cobar

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 perceived humidity level in Cobar, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 3% of 3% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Cobar

Humidity Comfort Levels in CobarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 40%Jul 40%Jan 247%Jan 247%NowNowdrydryhumidhumid
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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 1.8d1.6d0.8d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d0.9d

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 Cobar experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from August 26 to March 18, with average wind speeds of more than 9.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Cobar is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.3 months, from March 18 to August 26. The calmest month of the year in Cobar is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Cobar

Average Wind Speed in CobarwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphDec 1410.6 mphDec 1410.6 mphMay 198.3 mphMay 198.3 mphAug 269.5 mphAug 269.5 mphMar 189.5 mphMar 189.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 10.410.09.68.88.48.78.89.29.810.310.510.6

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Cobar varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 1.3 months, from February 4 to March 12, with a peak percentage of 41% on February 27. The wind is most often from the south for 11 months, from March 12 to February 4, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Cobar

Wind Direction in CobarSESJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Cobar throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Cobar for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to late March, with a peak score in the first week of March.

Tourism Score in Cobar

Tourism Score in Cobarbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.97.90.50.57.77.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Cobar for hot-weather activities is from late December to late February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Cobar

Beach/Pool Score in Cobarbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.36.30.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Cobar typically lasts for 12 months (351 days), from around July 21 to around July 7, rarely starting after August 24, or ending before June 13.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Cobar

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Cobargrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Jul 2150%Jul 2150%Jul 750%Jul 790%Aug 2490%Aug 2490%Jun 1390%Jun 13Jan 21100%Jan 21100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Cobar should appear around July 30, only rarely appearing before July 23 or after August 6.

Growing Degree Days in Cobar

Growing Degree Days in CobarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJul 3089°FJul 3089°FOct 21900°FOct 21900°FDec 11,800°FDec 11,800°FJun 305,850°FJun 305,850°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, 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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 27 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Cobar is December, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 3 to August 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Cobar is June, with an average of 3.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Cobar

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in CobarbrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhDec 268.4 kWhDec 268.4 kWhJun 233.0 kWhJun 233.0 kWhOct 277.3 kWhOct 277.3 kWhFeb 157.3 kWhFeb 157.3 kWhMay 34.1 kWhMay 34.1 kWhAug 74.1 kWhAug 74.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 8.17.36.24.83.63.13.44.45.77.07.78.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cobar are -31.499 deg latitude, 145.842 deg longitude, and 794 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cobar contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 230 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 815 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (423 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,263 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cobar is covered by trees (41%), sparse vegetation (34%), and artificial surfaces (11%), within 10 miles by trees (52%) and sparse vegetation (38%), and within 50 miles by trees (47%) and sparse vegetation (42%).

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

Cobar is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Cobar, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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