Annual mean 9°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
17.6 °C
Coldest
4.0 °C
Wettest
42%
Windiest
6.1 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.9 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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never good
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The average temperature in Penrith 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. Penrith has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in May, the driest month, to 34% in December, the wettest. Winds in Penrith are highest in February, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.4 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Penrith come in May, when the sky is typically 65% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
Month by month Penrith 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
4°C
3°C
-1°C
31%
74%
4.5 m/s
0
0
8
February
6°C
3°C
-0°C
32%
74%
5.1 m/s
0
0
13
March
7°C
4°C
2°C
30%
72%
4.6 m/s
1
0
23
April
10°C
5°C
5°C
21%
65%
4.2 m/s
3
0
36
May
14°C
8°C
10°C
19%
65%
3.8 m/s
19
0
67
June
16°C
11°C
13°C
25%
68%
3.8 m/s
39
3
73
July
17°C
13°C
15°C
28%
73%
3.4 m/s
47
6
73
August
16°C
12°C
14°C
30%
71%
3.8 m/s
42
3
73
September
15°C
10°C
12°C
30%
69%
3.8 m/s
28
1
69
October
11°C
8°C
7°C
31%
73%
4.4 m/s
6
0
52
November
7°C
5°C
3°C
32%
72%
4.2 m/s
0
0
26
December
5°C
4°C
1°C
34%
76%
4.4 m/s
0
0
13
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 Penrith weather by season
Year round, Penrith has days of about 4°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 December and least likely around May. 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.
Penrith weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow 3°CRain 32%
Winter in Penrith has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Penrith weather in springMarch to May
High 10°CLow 5°CRain 23%
Spring in Penrith has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Penrith weather in summerJune to August
High 16°CLow 12°CRain 27%
Summer in Penrith has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Penrith weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 11°CLow 8°CRain 31%
Autumn in Penrith has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Penrith?
Penrith has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in May, the driest month, to 34% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Penrith windiest?
Winds in Penrith are highest in February, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.4 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Penrith year round?
The average temperature in Penrith 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.