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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Orange New South Wales, Australia

In Orange, the summers are warm and mostly clear and the winters are very cold and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 31°F to 81°F and is rarely below 25°F or above 91°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Orange for warm-weather activities is from late December to late February.

Climate in Orange

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

The warm season lasts for 3.4 months, from December 1 to March 14, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest month of the year in Orange is January, with an average high of 80°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from May 25 to September 2, with an average daily high temperature below 56°F. The coldest month of the year in Orange is July, with an average low of 32°F and high of 50°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Orange

Average High and Low Temperature in OrangewarmwarmcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 2851°FJul 2851°FJan 2581°FJan 2581°F31°F31°F57°F57°FDec 175°FDec 175°FMar 1475°FMar 1475°FMay 2556°FMay 2556°FSep 256°FSep 256°F51°F51°F52°F52°F37°F37°F35°F35°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 80°F79°F74°F66°F58°F52°F50°F53°F59°F65°F72°F77°F
Temp. 68°F67°F62°F54°F47°F42°F40°F42°F47°F53°F60°F65°F
Low 56°F56°F51°F44°F38°F34°F32°F33°F37°F43°F49°F53°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 Orange

Average Hourly Temperature in OrangeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarm
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.

Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche, France (10,550 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Orange (view comparison).

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In Orange, 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 Orange begins around December 2 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around May 11.

The clearest month of the year in Orange is March, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 11 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around December 2.

The cloudiest month of the year in Orange is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 43% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Orange

Cloud Cover Categories in OrangeclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Mar 775%Mar 775%Jun 856%Jun 856%Dec 265%Dec 265%NowNowclearmostly 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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 28%27%26%30%36%43%38%29%26%29%35%31%
Clearer 72%73%74%70%64%57%62%71%74%71%65%69%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Orange varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 9.3 months, from May 26 to March 2, with a greater than 18% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Orange is November, with an average of 6.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 2.7 months, from March 2 to May 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Orange is April, with an average of 4.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

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 Orange is November, with an average of 6.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 24% on November 26.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Orange

Daily Chance of Precipitation in OrangewetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 2624%Nov 2624%Apr 2913%Apr 2913%Mar 218%Mar 218%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 6.5d6.3d5.0d4.2d4.8d5.7d5.7d5.7d6.0d6.4d6.9d6.8d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.2d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d
Any 6.5d6.3d5.0d4.3d4.9d5.9d6.0d5.9d6.0d6.4d6.9d6.8d

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. Orange experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Orange. The month with the most rain in Orange is December, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Orange is April, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Orange

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 2.0″2.1″1.6″1.4″1.4″1.5″1.7″1.7″1.7″1.8″2.1″2.1″

The length of the day in Orange varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 57 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Orange

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in OrangeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2214 hr, 22 minDec 2114 hr, 22 minDec 2112 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 209 hr, 57 minJun 219 hr, 57 minJun 21daydaynightNowNow
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 14.1h13.3h12.3h11.2h10.4h10.0h10.2h10.9h11.9h12.9h13.8h14.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:35 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 44 minutes later at 7:19 AM on April 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:02 PM on June 11, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 14 minutes later at 8:16 PM on January 8.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Orange 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 Orange

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in OrangeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 55:35 AMOct 55:35 AM8:16 PMJan 88:16 PMJan 8Jun 115:02 PMJun 115:02 PM7:19 AMApr 67:19 AMApr 6DSTApr 7DSTApr 7Oct 6DSTOct 6DSTdaynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Orange

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in OrangeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010102020202030303030405050506060708000001010101020203030303040404050607033NowNow
northeastsouthwest
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 Orange

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 Orange, 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 2% of 2% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Orange

Humidity Comfort Levels in OrangeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 140%Jul 140%Feb 63%Feb 63%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
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 0.6d0.7d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from August 4 to March 16, with average wind speeds of more than 6.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Orange is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.6 months, from March 16 to August 4. The calmest month of the year in Orange is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Orange

Average Wind Speed in OrangewindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphJan 177.0 mphJan 177.0 mphMay 195.6 mphMay 195.6 mphAug 46.3 mphAug 46.3 mphMar 166.3 mphMar 166.3 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) 6.96.76.35.85.76.06.16.46.66.76.76.9

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

The wind is most often from the west for 5.1 months, from May 29 to November 2, with a peak percentage of 42% on August 10. The wind is most often from the east for 6.9 months, from November 2 to May 29, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Orange

Wind Direction in OrangeEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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 Orange 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 Orange for general outdoor tourist activities is from late December to late February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Tourism Score in Orange

Tourism Score in Orangebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.46.40.00.0NowNow 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 Orange for hot-weather activities is from mid January to early February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Orange

Beach/Pool Score in OrangeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810101.91.90.00.0NowNow 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 Orange typically lasts for 6.8 months (205 days), from around October 11 to around May 4, rarely starting before September 18 or after October 30, and rarely ending before April 6 or after May 26.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in OrangeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Oct 1150%Oct 1150%May 450%May 490%Oct 3090%Oct 3090%Apr 690%Apr 610%Sep 1810%Sep 1810%May 2610%May 260%Jul 280%Jul 28Jan 18100%Jan 18100%very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezing
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 Orange should appear around September 20, only rarely appearing before September 7 or after October 4.

Growing Degree Days in Orange

Growing Degree Days in OrangeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FSep 2090°FSep 2090°FDec 18900°FDec 18900°FJun 302,785°FJun 302,785°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 31 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Orange is December, with an average of 8.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 5 to August 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Orange is June, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Orange

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in OrangebrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhDec 298.2 kWhDec 298.2 kWhJun 232.5 kWhJun 232.5 kWhOct 317.1 kWhOct 317.1 kWhFeb 157.1 kWhFeb 157.1 kWhMay 53.7 kWhMay 53.7 kWhAug 103.7 kWhAug 103.7 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) 7.97.16.04.53.32.62.93.95.36.77.58.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Orange are -33.284 deg latitude, 149.100 deg longitude, and 2,848 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Orange contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 371 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,891 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,510 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (3,753 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Orange is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (35%), and cropland (17%), within 10 miles by cropland (51%) and trees (31%), and within 50 miles by cropland (44%) and sparse vegetation (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Orange, 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 are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Orange.

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

The estimated value at Orange is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Orange and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Dubbo (YSDU, 59%, 80 mi, northwest, -1,913 ft elevation change)
  • Richmond (YSRI, 41%, 99 mi, east, -2,782 ft elevation change)

Sources mapYSDU, 59%80 mi, -1,913 ftYSRI, 41%99 mi, -2,782 ft© OpenStreetMap contributors

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Orange and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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