Weather in Milton

Climate of Milton: 1991–2020 normals

In Milton, January is typically the warmest month (up to 25.0 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 8.5 °C. February sees the most rain, with around 118 mm.

By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 15.2 °C and 222 mm of rain, spring 20.3 °C and 222 mm, summer 24.2 °C and 284 mm, autumn 20.2 °C and 240 mm. The wettest season is summer (29 % of the annual total), the driest winter (23 %).

Compared with Sydney, the main town 176 km to the north-east, highs in the warmest month are the same here, and the year brings 88 mm more precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 7 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, October, November and December).

Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Burrill Lake (8 km to the south): summers 0.5 °C warmer and 19 mm drier a year; Basin View (28 km to the north-east): summers 1.8 °C warmer and 158 mm drier a year; Sanctuary Point (29 km to the north-east): summers 0.2 °C warmer and 92 mm drier a year. Among the 330 places we cover in New South Wales whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Milton ranks 295th for summer warmth and 63rd for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Bourke and the coolest in Guyra; the wettest year is in Dorrigo and the driest in Broken Hill.