Weather in Stratford
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Stratford weather: the next 24 hours
Updated hourly.
Stratford 14-day forecast
Two-week trend.
Sun and golden hours
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Air quality
European index, modelled by Copernicus (CAMS).
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around Stratford
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near Stratford
The weather station nearest to Stratford, Sale located 5 m above sea level, is 18 km away; its records cover 1910–2025. In November, the mean temperature there is 15.9 °C over 1991–2020, 0.7 °C more than over 1961–1990 (15.2 °C), with about 62 mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is January 2019 (22.5 °C), the coldest June 1927 (5.9 °C). See the full series of Sale
Today in Stratford
- UV index of 8 around 14:00: seek shade between 12:00 and 18:00. Fair skin burns in about 25 minutes; use at least SPF 30, sunglasses and a hat. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: between 20:00 and 23:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 5.6 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 39 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: between 15:00 and 19:00. With 54 % humidity, 16.9 °C and wind at 22.9 km/h, a load of cotton washing dries in about 4 h. How it is calculated
- Garden: 9.1 mm of rain expected within 48 h, against a need of 7.9 mm. No need to water, the rain will do it. How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: dry, wind at 16 km/h, 13 °C at 8 pm. A lovely evening. How it is calculated
- Starry sky between 22:00 and 5:00: 5 % average cloud cover tonight, 7 h of clear sky in a row, moon at 14 % (waning crescent). A good night to look up. How it is calculated
Calculated from Open-Meteo forecasts of 2026-11-05 12:32 (local time): model values, not measurements. All of today's advice
7-day forecast for Stratford
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in Stratford: showers, 10 to 17 °C, precipitation 2.9 mm (63 %), wind up to 31 km/h. Tomorrow: overcast, 7 to 20 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Today | showers | 10 °C | 17 °C | 2.9 mm | 31 km/h |
| Tomorrow | overcast | 7 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 21 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | showers | 7 °C | 13 °C | 16.0 mm | 26 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | light drizzle | 6 °C | 15 °C | 0.3 mm | 16 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | light drizzle | 6 °C | 16 °C | 1.2 mm | 16 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | partly cloudy | 5 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 13 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | showers | 10 °C | 19 °C | 19.2 mm | 25 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Stratford
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in Stratford: overcast, from 7 to 20 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation (probability 10 %), wind up to 21 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 00:00 |  sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 09:00 |  overcast | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 12:00 | mostly sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 21 km/h |
| 18:00 |  partly cloudy | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 18 km/h |
| 21:00 | partly cloudy | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 5 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Stratford?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Stratford?
Between 7 and 20 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Stratford: Saturday showers, 7 to 13 °C, Sunday light drizzle, 6 to 15 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov |  showers | 7 °C | 13 °C | 16.0 mm | 26 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov |  light drizzle | 6 °C | 15 °C | 0.3 mm | 16 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Stratford, hour by hour: temperature from 7 to 20 °C, 9.1 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 12:00 | light drizzle | 15 °C | 0.4 mm | 55 % | 27 km/h |
| 13:00 | light drizzle | 16 °C | 0.2 mm | 51 % | 27 km/h |
| 14:00 | mostly sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 43 % | 26 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 29 % | 23 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 12 % | 22 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 22 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 22 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 07:00 | mostly sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 08:00 | partly cloudy | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 10:00 | partly cloudy | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 11:00 | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 12:00 | mostly sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 21 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 21 km/h |
| 16:00 | mostly sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 17:00 | partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 18:00 | partly cloudy | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 18 km/h |
| 19:00 | partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 18 km/h |
| 20:00 | partly cloudy | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 12 km/h |
| 21:00 | partly cloudy | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 5 km/h |
| 22:00 | partly cloudy | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 6 km/h |
| 23:00 | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 10 % | 10 km/h |
| 00:00 | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 % | 12 km/h |
| 01:00 | partly cloudy | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 30 % | 5 km/h |
| 02:00 | light drizzle | 12 °C | 0.1 mm | 43 % | 14 km/h |
| 03:00 | showers | 12 °C | 2.8 mm | 57 % | 14 km/h |
| 04:00 | drizzle | 11 °C | 0.9 mm | 72 % | 13 km/h |
| 05:00 | drizzle | 11 °C | 0.7 mm | 84 % | 10 km/h |
| 06:00 | drizzle | 10 °C | 0.5 mm | 90 % | 13 km/h |
| 07:00 | showers | 10 °C | 1.6 mm | 94 % | 17 km/h |
| 08:00 | drizzle | 9 °C | 0.5 mm | 96 % | 19 km/h |
| 09:00 | light drizzle | 9 °C | 0.4 mm | 98 % | 20 km/h |
| 10:00 | light drizzle | 10 °C | 0.3 mm | 99 % | 16 km/h |
| 11:00 | drizzle | 9 °C | 0.7 mm | 100 % | 20 km/h |
Location of Stratford
Stratford lies at 25 m, 138 m below the average of the 189 places we cover in Victoria (163 m). That makes it the 32nd lowest of the 189. The main town, Melbourne, lies 187 km to the west. The nearest places we cover are Maffra (9 km to the west), Briagolong (13 km to the north), Sale (16 km to the south) and Wurruk (18 km to the south). With about 2,509 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Stratford is the 101st largest of the 189 places we cover in Victoria.
Today is 5.1 °C below the November normal (22.0 °C).
Climate of Stratford: 1991–2020 normals
In Stratford, January is typically the warmest month (up to 26.1 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 5.5 °C. November sees the most rain, with around 71 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 13.7 °C and 125 mm of rain, spring 19.5 °C and 182 mm, summer 25.1 °C and 159 mm, autumn 19.7 °C and 112 mm. The wettest season is spring (31 % of the annual total), the driest autumn (19 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
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| January | 26.1 | 14.5 | 46 | 7 |
| February | 25.4 | 14.5 | 52 | 7 |
| March | 23.2 | 12.8 | 37 | 6 |
| April | 19.6 | 10.1 | 45 | 7 |
| May | 16.2 | 8.0 | 30 | 6 |
| June | 13.6 | 6.0 | 50 | 8 |
| July | 13.1 | 5.5 | 36 | 7 |
| August | 14.4 | 5.8 | 40 | 8 |
| September | 16.9 | 7.3 | 52 | 10 |
| October | 19.6 | 9.1 | 59 | 10 |
| November | 22.0 | 10.9 | 71 | 10 |
| December | 23.9 | 12.6 | 60 | 8 |
Compared with Melbourne, the main town 187 km to the west, highs in the warmest month are 0.1 °C higher here, and the year brings 38 mm less precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 5 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, November and December).
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Briagolong (13 km to the north): summers 0.9 °C warmer and 189 mm wetter a year; Longford, Victoria (22 km to the south): summers 0.6 °C cooler and 6 mm drier a year; Heyfield (26 km to the west): summers 0.3 °C cooler and 74 mm wetter a year. Among the 189 places we cover in Victoria whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Stratford ranks 81st for summer warmth and 107th for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Irymple and the coolest in Falls Creek; the wettest year is in Falls Creek and the driest in Merbein.
What is the warmest month in Stratford?
The warmest month in Stratford is typically January, averaging 26.1 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 5.5 °C.
How many rainy days does Stratford get per year?
Stratford sees about 94 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 578 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Stratford?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in Stratford runs to about 20.6 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.