Atherton monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Atherton

Atherton average temperature chart (Celsius) Atherton average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Atherton (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.9 28.3 27.2 25.7 23.7 22.1 21.9 23.3 25.3 27.5 29 29.2
°F 84 82.9 81 78.2 74.6 71.8 71.4 74 77.6 81.5 84.2 84.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Atherton monthly rainfall chart (mm) Atherton monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Atherton (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 248 241 237 86 57 39 22 22 20 32 88 138
inches 9.8 9.5 9.3 3.4 2.2 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.3 3.5 5.4
Rainy days 15 15 14 11 10 8 8 7 6 6 7 11

Average annual rainfall in Atherton: 1357.967mm (534.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Atherton

Atherton average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Atherton
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.1 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.3 7.4 7.1 7.7 8 8.5 8.5 8.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Atherton average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Atherton average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Atherton (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 18.9 18.9 18.2 16.5 14.5 11.7 11.1 11.8 13.4 15.4 17.3 18.3
Max °C 29.2 28.5 27.5 25.9 23.9 22.4 22.2 23.6 25.6 27.8 29.3 29.5
Min °F 65.9 66 64.7 61.7 58.1 53 51.9 53.2 56.1 59.7 63.1 64.9
Max °F 75.2 74.7 73 70.2 66.6 62.6 61.9 63.9 67.1 70.9 73.9 75

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Atherton average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Atherton average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Atherton in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29 29 28.5 27.5 26.1 24.7 24 23.9 24.7 26 27.3 28.3
°F 84.1 84.3 83.4 81.5 78.9 76.5 75.2 75.1 76.5 78.7 81.2 83

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Atherton average winspeed by month (km/h) Atherton average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Atherton (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 10 11 14 13 13 14 13 14 14 12 11
mph 6 6 7 9 8 8 9 8 9 9 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Atherton relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Atherton
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
65% 68% 67% 66% 66% 64% 63% 60% 57% 57% 59% 61%

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Atherton weather stats

Atherton weather statistics
Hottest month: January 28.9°C 84°F
Driest month: September 20mm 0.8ins
Sunniest month: October 8.5hrs
Coldest month: July 21.9°C 71.4°F
Wettest month: January 248mm 9.8ins
Warmest sea: February 29°C 84.2°F
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