Climate
Parramatta falls in the humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with warm to hot, humid summers and mild winters. Rainfall is common throughout the months, but the wettest is February. Parramatta is slightly warmer than Sydney CBD, but in extreme cases it can be 5-10 degrees warmer than Sydney. Rainfall is fairly evenly divided between summer and winter, but is slightly higher during the first three months of the year, when easterly winds dominate.
| Climate data for Parramatta | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 44.8 (112.6) |
41.9 (107.4) |
40.5 (104.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
40.1 (104.2) |
42.7 (108.9) |
43.9 (111.0) |
44.8 (112.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−1 (30.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
−1 (30.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 103.3 (4.067) |
124.4 (4.898) |
107.5 (4.232) |
88.0 (3.465) |
71.9 (2.831) |
83.9 (3.303) |
45.4 (1.787) |
56.1 (2.209) |
53.7 (2.114) |
70.3 (2.768) |
84.2 (3.315) |
69.8 (2.748) |
956.2 (37.646) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 121.5 |
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