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The average temperature in Hillsborough over the whole year is 13°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. The rainy (wet) season in Hillsborough runs from October to May, peaking in March with a 77% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; June is the driest month, at 28%. Winds in Hillsborough are highest in May, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Hillsborough come in November, when the sky is typically 39% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 60%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 9°C | 10°C | 77% | 52% | 3.0 m/s | 13 | 0 | 72 |
| February | 14°C | 8°C | 10°C | 76% | 41% | 3.3 m/s | 17 | 0 | 67 |
| March | 14°C | 9°C | 10°C | 77% | 53% | 3.5 m/s | 14 | 0 | 69 |
| April | 15°C | 10°C | 12°C | 74% | 48% | 3.6 m/s | 23 | 1 | 76 |
| May | 16°C | 12°C | 13°C | 72% | 54% | 3.7 m/s | 29 | 3 | 79 |
| June | 18°C | 13°C | 15°C | 28% | 49% | 3.7 m/s | 39 | 7 | 79 |
| July | 18°C | 14°C | 16°C | 51% | 60% | 3.3 m/s | 51 | 9 | 78 |
| August | 19°C | 14°C | 18°C | 47% | 59% | 3.1 m/s | 68 | 10 | 76 |
| September | 20°C | 14°C | 18°C | 44% | 49% | 2.9 m/s | 66 | 10 | 77 |
| October | 19°C | 12°C | 17°C | 68% | 41% | 2.5 m/s | 60 | 8 | 78 |
| November | 16°C | 10°C | 13°C | 74% | 39% | 2.5 m/s | 33 | 0 | 81 |
| December | 14°C | 9°C | 11°C | 76% | 45% | 2.7 m/s | 14 | 0 | 74 |
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, Hillsborough has days of about 13°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 20°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around June. 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 Hillsborough has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 76% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Hillsborough has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 75% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Hillsborough has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 42% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Hillsborough has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
The rainy (wet) season in Hillsborough runs from October to May, peaking in March with a 77% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; June is the driest month, at 28%.
Winds in Hillsborough are highest in May, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
The average temperature in Hillsborough over the whole year is 13°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.