Annual mean 18°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
28.9 °C
Coldest
15.3 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
5.1 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kempsey over the whole year is 18°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kempsey runs from December to April, peaking in March with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; August is the driest month, at 8%. Winds in Kempsey are highest in December, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Kempsey come in August, when the sky is typically 56% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 70%.
Month by month Kempsey climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
28°C
21°C
28°C
19%
63%
3.1 m/s
43
64
13
February
27°C
20°C
27°C
24%
66%
2.9 m/s
48
61
15
March
26°C
19°C
26°C
26%
70%
2.6 m/s
57
55
22
April
22°C
15°C
22°C
18%
62%
2.1 m/s
80
24
54
May
19°C
11°C
17°C
12%
60%
2.2 m/s
70
5
80
June
16°C
9°C
14°C
13%
62%
2.4 m/s
45
0
83
July
16°C
8°C
13°C
11%
59%
2.3 m/s
43
0
81
August
17°C
8°C
14°C
8%
56%
2.4 m/s
54
1
86
September
19°C
11°C
17°C
10%
56%
2.6 m/s
70
7
78
October
23°C
15°C
21°C
19%
64%
2.9 m/s
80
22
61
November
25°C
17°C
24°C
15%
63%
3.1 m/s
76
38
44
December
27°C
19°C
26°C
20%
62%
3.2 m/s
59
56
24
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kempsey weather by season
Year round, Kempsey has days of about 16°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 28°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kempsey weather in winterJune to August
High 16°CLow 8°CRain 10%
Winter in Kempsey has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Kempsey weather in springSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 14°CRain 15%
Spring in Kempsey has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Kempsey weather in summerDecember to February
High 27°CLow 20°CRain 21%
Summer in Kempsey has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Kempsey weather in autumnMarch to May
High 22°CLow 15°CRain 19%
Autumn in Kempsey has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kempsey?
The rainy (wet) season in Kempsey runs from December to April, peaking in March with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; August is the driest month, at 8%.
What time of year is Kempsey windiest?
Winds in Kempsey are highest in December, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Kempsey year round?
The average temperature in Kempsey over the whole year is 18°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.