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Broken Hill weather

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Cloudy,rain likely tomorrow

European, the American and the German model agree on a high near 33° in Broken Hill today. Tomorrow: rain, around 27°, with a 82% chance of rain.

33°20°
27°11°
20°7°
22°11°
24°12°
25°14°
Todaymodels agreeTomorrowsplit ±3°Mondaymodels agreeTuesdaymodels agreeWednesdaysplit ±4°Thursdaymodels agree
EuropeanECMWF
26°
Partly cloudy
Feels 23° · Wind 15 km/h · Humidity 30%
AmericanNOAA GFS
27°
Clear
Feels 24° · Wind 17 km/h · Humidity 29%
GermanDWD ICON
25°
Mainly clear
Feels 23° · Wind 8 km/h · Humidity 33%

Latest for Broken Hill: European (ECMWF): 26° Partly cloudy · American (NOAA GFS): 27° Clear · German (DWD ICON): 25° Mainly clear.

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Broken Hill weather in numbers

from 30 years of measured normals

Broken Hill swings 27°C across the year, from 32°C highs in January to 5°C lows in July, and December is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 242 mm of precipitation.

Warmest month
January
32°C average high
Coldest month
July
5°C average low
Wettest month
December
242 mm a year
Below freezing
Never
overnight lows stay above 0°C
Comfortable
4 months
April, May, August and September
Residents
17,000
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The weather map: all three models at once

European, American, German side by side around Broken Hill and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Broken Hill hourly forecast: next 14 hours

consensus of the three models

Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model

each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side

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Broken Hill 10-day forecast, out to 14 days

where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
33° 20°
models agree
Tomorrow
Rain
27° 11°
±3°
Mon
Partly cloudy
20° 7°
models agree
Tue
Cloudy
22° 11°
models agree
Wed
Cloudy
24° 12°
±4°
Thu
Cloudy
25° 14°
models agree
Fri
Light drizzle
25° 16°
±5°
Sat
Cloudy
25° 15°
models agree
Sun
Clear
24° 12°
±2°
Mon
Cloudy
27° 14°
models agree
Tue
Cloudy
32° 19°
models agree
Wed
Mostly clear
25° 15°
models agree
Thu
Cloudy
28° 14°
±9°
Fri
Light drizzle
33° 19°
±10°

Broken Hill, New South Wales is at its warmest in Jan (average highs near 32°C) and coldest in Jul (lows around 5°C), with roughly 242 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what European, American, German forecast for Broken Hill right now, and see exactly where they disagree.

We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in Australia before you trust any single number.

Broken Hill climate by month

average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
32°
19°
Feb
32°
19°
Mar
28°
16°
Apr
23°
12°
May
18°
8°
Jun
15°
7°
Jul
14°
5°
Aug
17°
5°
Sep
21°
8°
Oct
25°
12°
Nov
28°
15°
Dec
32°
18°

Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.

How Broken Hill's weather has changed since 1995

30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.7°C

Around Broken Hill, 2015-2024 averaged 0.7°C warmer than 1995-2004. 6 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2019.

1995: −0.9°C vs the 30-year average1996: −1.1°C vs the 30-year average1997: −0.3°C vs the 30-year average1998: −0.2°C vs the 30-year average1999: −0.1°C vs the 30-year average2000: −0.1°C vs the 30-year average2001: ±0.0°C vs the 30-year average2002: +0.2°C vs the 30-year average2003: −0.1°C vs the 30-year average2004: −0.1°C vs the 30-year average2005: +0.2°C vs the 30-year average2006: +0.2°C vs the 30-year average2007: +0.2°C vs the 30-year average2008: −0.4°C vs the 30-year average2009: +0.5°C vs the 30-year average2010: −1.4°C vs the 30-year average2011: −1.2°C vs the 30-year average2012: −0.8°C vs the 30-year average2013: +0.5°C vs the 30-year average2014: +0.5°C vs the 30-year average2015: ±0.0°C vs the 30-year average2016: +0.6°C vs the 30-year average2017: +1.1°C vs the 30-year average2018: +1.0°C vs the 30-year average2019: +1.4°C vs the 30-year average2020: −0.3°C vs the 30-year average2021: −0.8°C vs the 30-year average2022: −0.6°C vs the 30-year average2023: +0.8°C vs the 30-year average2024: +1.0°C vs the 30-year average
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average

Days above 35°C

6 more days a year

2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: −13 vs the 30-year average1996: −13 vs the 30-year average1997: +3 vs the 30-year average1998: −6 vs the 30-year average1999: −3 vs the 30-year average2000: −0 vs the 30-year average2001: +4 vs the 30-year average2002: +5 vs the 30-year average2003: +7 vs the 30-year average2004: −0 vs the 30-year average2005: +1 vs the 30-year average2006: +20 vs the 30-year average2007: −2 vs the 30-year average2008: −2 vs the 30-year average2009: +12 vs the 30-year average2010: −25 vs the 30-year average2011: −24 vs the 30-year average2012: −10 vs the 30-year average2013: +5 vs the 30-year average2014: +11 vs the 30-year average2015: +11 vs the 30-year average2016: +2 vs the 30-year average2017: +20 vs the 30-year average2018: +15 vs the 30-year average2019: +25 vs the 30-year average2020: −10 vs the 30-year average2021: −26 vs the 30-year average2022: −21 vs the 30-year average2023: +7 vs the 30-year average2024: +19 vs the 30-year average

Average wind

no clear change

2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: +2% vs the 30-year average1996: +4% vs the 30-year average1997: −4% vs the 30-year average1998: −2% vs the 30-year average1999: −0% vs the 30-year average2000: −2% vs the 30-year average2001: +2% vs the 30-year average2002: +4% vs the 30-year average2003: +2% vs the 30-year average2004: −2% vs the 30-year average2005: +2% vs the 30-year average2006: −2% vs the 30-year average2007: +2% vs the 30-year average2008: −2% vs the 30-year average2009: +4% vs the 30-year average2010: −7% vs the 30-year average2011: −2% vs the 30-year average2012: −0% vs the 30-year average2013: +2% vs the 30-year average2014: −2% vs the 30-year average2015: −2% vs the 30-year average2016: +2% vs the 30-year average2017: −0% vs the 30-year average2018: +2% vs the 30-year average2019: −0% vs the 30-year average2020: +2% vs the 30-year average2021: +2% vs the 30-year average2022: −0% vs the 30-year average2023: −2% vs the 30-year average2024: −0% vs the 30-year average

Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.

See the numbers year by year
YearTemp vs averageDays >35°C vs avgWind vs avg
1995−0.9°C−13+2%
1996−1.1°C−13+4%
1997−0.3°C+3−4%
1998−0.2°C−6−2%
1999−0.1°C−3−0%
2000−0.1°C−0−2%
2001±0.0°C+4+2%
2002+0.2°C+5+4%
2003−0.1°C+7+2%
2004−0.1°C−0−2%
2005+0.2°C+1+2%
2006+0.2°C+20−2%
2007+0.2°C−2+2%
2008−0.4°C−2−2%
2009+0.5°C+12+4%
2010−1.4°C−25−7%
2011−1.2°C−24−2%
2012−0.8°C−10−0%
2013+0.5°C+5+2%
2014+0.5°C+11−2%
2015±0.0°C+11−2%
2016+0.6°C+2+2%
2017+1.1°C+20−0%
2018+1.0°C+15+2%
2019+1.4°C+25−0%
2020−0.3°C−10+2%
2021−0.8°C−26+2%
2022−0.6°C−21−0%
2023+0.8°C+7−2%
2024+1.0°C+19−0%

Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Broken Hill, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.

Which forecast is most accurate in Broken Hill?

CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
ProviderCheckWeather-scoreTempWindRainRun by
European logo
European ★ Best
94
/100rank #1
93±0.4°C96±2.0 km/h9597% hitECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
G
German
91
/100rank #2
91±0.5°C95±2.6 km/h8994% hitDeutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)Offenbach am Main, Germany
American logo
American
84
/100rank #3
85±0.9°C87±6.3 km/h8290% hitNOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA

The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1558 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in Australia, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.

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your vote counts

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Where the models disagree

temperature and rain, judged separately
DayTemperatureRain
Today±1°33° to 34°models agree0% to 0% chance
Tomorrow±3°25° to 28°±5%77% to 82% chance
Mon±1°19° to 20°models agree0% to 0% chance
Tue±1°21° to 22°±3%3% to 6% chance
Wed±4°22° to 26°±17%0% to 17% chance

The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.

Sunrise and sunset in Broken Hill

today, local time
Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
19:22
Daylight
13h 8m

Common questions

What's the weather in Broken Hill today?
Saturday 24 October: European, the American and the German model agree on a high near 33° in Broken Hill today. Tomorrow: rain, around 27°, with a 82% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Broken Hill today or tomorrow?
Rain is likely in Broken Hill on Sunday 25 October: every model gives at least 77% (European 82%, American 77%, German 80%). On Saturday 24 October the highest chance of rain from any model is 0%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Broken Hill?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Broken Hill (CheckWeather Score 94/100), ahead of the German at 91. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the AU accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Broken Hill?
January is typically the warmest month in Broken Hill, with average highs around 32°C.
How cold does Broken Hill get?
The coldest month in Broken Hill is July, when overnight lows average about 5°C.
How much rain does Broken Hill get?
Broken Hill sees roughly 242 mm of precipitation a year, with December usually the wettest month.
Is Broken Hill getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Broken Hill, 2015-2024 averaged 0.7°C warmer than 1995-2004.

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