Climate
Cobar has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) with hot summers and cool winters. It has a median annual rainfall of 390mm. Rainfall is extremely variable, particularly in late summer and early spring. The highest rain falls have been in excess of 200mm in any one month. Rainfall is generally only about 4 days per month.
The average relative humidity in Cobar during the summer is about 30% in the afternoon and about 50% at 9am. In winter it is about 45% at 3pm, and about 75% at 9am.
Annual mean wind speed at 9am and 3 pm is about 12.2 km/h with lesser speeds on winter mornings.
| Climate data for Cobar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 47.0 (116.6) |
46.1 (115.0) |
41.5 (106.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
43.6 (110.5) |
44.1 (111.4) |
47.0 (116.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 34.0 (93.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−2 (28.4) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 47.6 (1.874) |
42.8 (1.685) |
34.4 (1.354) |
26.7 (1.051) |
33.0 (1.299) |
27.6 (1.087) |
28.1 (1.106) |
27.4 (1.079) |
24.5 (0.965) |
35.2 (1.386) |
34.3 (1.35) |
36.2 (1.425) |
397.3 (15.642) |
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