Castlemaine Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
28.1 28.1 24.7 20.1 15.8 12.6 11.8 13.3 15.8 19.3 22.7 25.6 19.7
Mean Min (°C)
13.0 13.3 11.1 7.7 5.5 3.6 3.0 3.7 5.1 6.8 9.3 11.1 7.7
Mean Rain (mm)
42.0 35.5 35.2 42.2 57.0 56.2 57.8 64.2 59.9 59.3 48.4 40.9 599.8
Median Rain (mm)
30.8 19.2 22.6 33.5 47.2 42.3 57.7 67.4 50.8 49.2 40.0 35.0 611.0
Mean Rain Days
6.2 4.9 6.6 8.1 12.4 14.8 17.3 16.6 13.5 11.2 8.9 7.6 127.2

Castlemaine Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
45.0 43.9 38.5 34.0 26.0 21.1 21.4 24.7 28.9 34.5 40.1 43.0 45.0
Low Max (°C)
13.5 10.5 11.0 9.8 3.5 5.8 5.8 5.4 7.0 9.4 8.9 12.8 3.5
High Min (°C)
28.5 25.9 25.1 21.5 16.3 13.0 12.0 12.2 16.0 20.0 22.5 28.9 28.9
Low Min (°C)
-0.1 3.0 0.6 -3.0 -2.6 -4.9 -6.3 -4.1 -4.0 -4.0 0.0 1.0 -6.3
High Rain (mm)
91.2 101.2 68.0 63.0 65.6 46.4 46.4 43.0 53.0 64.0 50.6 54.5 101.2

Castlemaine Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
32.9 32.6 28.5 23.9 17.8 15.9 13.8 17.2 18.6 25.6 27.7 29.8 21.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)
23.4 24.7 21.5 16.5 13.0 11.3 9.8 11.3 12.8 15.9 18.4 21.9 17.7
High Mn. Min (°C)
16.5 16.3 14.4 10.4 8.5 7.2 6.4 5.9 8.4 10.2 13.6 14.0 9.8
Low Mn. Min (°C)
9.1 10.3 7.6 4.4 2.6 -0.6 -0.5 1.3 2.8 5.2 6.9 8.3 5.0
High Rain (mm)
201.0 203.9 100.1 141.2 152.2 136.2 98.8 139.4 169.5 206.2 177.8 111.7 970.0
Low Rain (mm)
0.0 0.0 2.4 4.9 8.4 6.6 13.0 0.0 12.0 3.2 4.2 0.3 251.3

Castlemaine Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Castlemaine annual climate

Castlemaine Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9
≥ 35°C
3.9 2.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.8 9.8
≥ 30°C
11.9 11.1 5.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.2 7.4 39.4
≤ 2°C
0.1 0.0 0.2 2.0 6.4 11.0 12.1 10.1 7.1 3.9 0.9 0.2 53.5
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2 5.8 6.9 5.1 3.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 24.2

Castlemaine 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
34.4 34.0 30.3 24.9 19.2 15.0 14.0 16.1 19.5 24.1 28.8 31.7 28.5
Low Max
21.5 21.9 18.9 15.5 12.4 10.1 9.5 10.5 12.2 14.4 16.5 19.2 12.1
High Min
18.0 18.3 15.5 12.2 9.5 7.6 6.6 7.1 9.0 11.4 14.1 15.8 13.4
Low Min
8.1 8.7 6.1 3.2 1.0 -0.7 -1.0 -0.4 0.6 2.1 4.4 6.2 1.7

Castlemaine Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
56 55 57 56 57 57 57 57 59 55 57 57 56.0
Earliest Entry
1967 1967 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
56 56 58 56 56 58 57 57 59 56 56 56 55.0
Earliest Entry
1967 1967 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
57 58 59 58 59 58 58 58 59 58 58 58 58.0
Earliest Entry
1967 1967 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

CASTLEMAINE PRISON
North Central, Victoria
37.0809°S 144.2391°E 330m AMSL
Commenced 1966

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