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The average temperature in Hamilton over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. The rainy (wet) season in Hamilton runs from February, peaking in February with a 32% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to September; April is the driest month, at 14%. Winds in Hamilton are highest in February, averaging 6.4 m/s (23 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.3 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Hamilton come in April, when the sky is typically 60% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 71%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | 3°C | -1°C | 23% | 69% | 5.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| February | 6°C | 4°C | -1°C | 32% | 69% | 6.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| March | 8°C | 4°C | 2°C | 20% | 67% | 4.8 m/s | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| April | 10°C | 5°C | 5°C | 14% | 60% | 4.5 m/s | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| May | 14°C | 9°C | 9°C | 19% | 62% | 4.6 m/s | 13 | 0 | 64 |
| June | 16°C | 11°C | 12°C | 17% | 66% | 4.6 m/s | 27 | 1 | 74 |
| July | 17°C | 13°C | 14°C | 17% | 69% | 4.3 m/s | 46 | 3 | 81 |
| August | 17°C | 12°C | 14°C | 22% | 67% | 4.3 m/s | 41 | 1 | 81 |
| September | 15°C | 11°C | 11°C | 20% | 65% | 4.4 m/s | 24 | 1 | 75 |
| October | 11°C | 8°C | 7°C | 28% | 68% | 5.1 m/s | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| November | 8°C | 5°C | 3°C | 23% | 66% | 4.7 m/s | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| December | 5°C | 4°C | 0°C | 26% | 71% | 4.9 m/s | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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.
Year round, Hamilton has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 17°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February 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.
Winter in Hamilton has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Hamilton has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Hamilton has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Hamilton has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
The rainy (wet) season in Hamilton runs from February, peaking in February with a 32% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to September; April is the driest month, at 14%.
Winds in Hamilton are highest in February, averaging 6.4 m/s (23 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.3 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
The average temperature in Hamilton over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.