Hunter Valley Weather
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The weather for the Hunter Valley is perfect and clean with bright sunny days present for most of the year. It is a destination where you can enjoy many outdoors activities and attractions and have brilliant days in the great outdoors.
The Hunter Valley's climate is similar to Sydney's but a bit cooler in winter. It's a very pleasant climate at any time of the year, although you will need your woollies in the winter months (May-August). Rainfall is heavier in the summer, in keeping with the subtropical climate.
The Hunter catchment is an area of more than 2 million hectares, bordered in the north-west by the Liverpool Ranges, to the west by the Great Dividing Range, and to the north and north-east by Mt Royal Range and the Barrington Tops. The catchment extends further inland than any other coastal catchment in New South Wales.
The valley has a variable climate depending on elevation and proximity to the sea. Coastal areas and the area around the Barrington Tops receive the highest rainfall of around 1140mm per year, with rainfall decreasing with distance inland. Rainfall at Muswellbrook averages 640mm per year, with December and January the wettest months. The climate of the upper Hunter catchment is characterised by hot summers, averaging about 30°C in January, with periods of humid, stormy conditions; winters are cool to mild and dry. Temperature extremes tend to be highest in the west of the catchment.
Temperatures in the Hunter are moderate. In summer the average daily temperature exceeds 21.1C and in winter the average minimum temperature is 4.4C. January is the hottest month and July the coldest. The heaviest rainfalls are in summer, with a secondary peak just before winter with a average annual rainfall of 750mm.
So if you are looking for the perfect location for your next holiday that also has great weather for most of the year then you should make the Hunter Valley your next destination.
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