Annual mean 17°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
31.2 °C
Coldest
12.1 °C
Wettest
23%
Windiest
5.3 m/s
Prevailing
NW
4.6 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 Parkes over the whole year is 17°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. Parkes has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in April, the driest month, to 22% in November, the wettest. Winds in Parkes are highest in January, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Parkes come in February, when the sky is typically 59% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 75%.
Month by month Parkes 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
31°C
22°C
28°C
20%
62%
4.0 m/s
36
58
15
February
29°C
19°C
27°C
13%
59%
3.8 m/s
52
60
22
March
27°C
17°C
24°C
18%
66%
3.5 m/s
66
47
35
April
22°C
13°C
19°C
13%
63%
3.0 m/s
77
13
71
May
17°C
9°C
14°C
14%
69%
2.8 m/s
47
0
82
June
13°C
6°C
9°C
18%
75%
2.8 m/s
10
0
71
July
13°C
5°C
9°C
17%
74%
3.0 m/s
7
0
67
August
14°C
6°C
10°C
17%
71%
3.0 m/s
18
0
74
September
18°C
9°C
14°C
17%
70%
3.4 m/s
45
1
80
October
22°C
12°C
18°C
18%
69%
3.4 m/s
71
10
72
November
25°C
16°C
21°C
22%
68%
3.7 m/s
68
28
52
December
29°C
19°C
25°C
16%
61%
3.7 m/s
55
50
30
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 Parkes weather by season
Year round, Parkes has days of about 13°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 31°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around April. 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.
Parkes weather in winterJune to August
High 13°CLow 6°CRain 17%
Winter in Parkes has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Parkes weather in springSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 12°CRain 19%
Spring in Parkes has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Parkes weather in summerDecember to February
High 30°CLow 20°CRain 16%
Summer in Parkes has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Parkes weather in autumnMarch to May
High 22°CLow 13°CRain 15%
Autumn in Parkes has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Parkes?
Parkes has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in April, the driest month, to 22% in November, the wettest.
What time of year is Parkes windiest?
Winds in Parkes are highest in January, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Parkes year round?
The average temperature in Parkes over the whole year is 17°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.