Mount Hotham swings 23°C across the year, from 18°C highs in January to -5°C lows in July, and August is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 1533 mm of precipitation.
Warmest month
January
18°C average high
Coldest month
July
-5°C average low
Wettest month
August
1533 mm a year
Below freezing
5 months
May, June, July, August and September
Comfortable
2 months
January and February
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Mount Hotham and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Mount Hotham 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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Mount Hotham 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Mount Hotham, Victoria is at its warmest in Jan (average highs near 18°C) and coldest in Jul (lows around -5°C), with roughly 1533 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what European, American, German forecast for Mount Hotham right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
18°
8°
Feb
17°
6°
Mar
13°
5°
Apr
9°
1°
May
5°
-2°
Jun
1°
-3°
Jul
0°
-5°
Aug
1°
-5°
Sep
6°
-2°
Oct
9°
0°
Nov
12°
2°
Dec
15°
4°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Mount Hotham's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.3°C
Around Mount Hotham, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is +0.3°C, within the normal swing from year to year.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 30°C
3 fewer days a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Frost nights
5 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 0°C. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
+1%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
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
Year
Temp vs average
Days >30°C vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−1.2°C
−7
+16
−2%
1996
−1.4°C
−10
+7
+5%
1997
+0.2°C
+9
+18
−2%
1998
±0.0°C
+3
+3
−2%
1999
+0.2°C
+0
+3
−2%
2000
−0.1°C
−1
−2
−2%
2001
+0.1°C
+1
−12
−2%
2002
+0.1°C
+0
+3
+5%
2003
−0.2°C
+4
+14
−2%
2004
−0.2°C
+2
−3
−2%
2005
+0.1°C
−6
−13
+5%
2006
+0.6°C
+12
+5
+5%
2007
+0.6°C
+4
−6
−2%
2008
−0.1°C
+4
−2
−2%
2009
+0.6°C
+11
−4
+5%
2010
−0.1°C
+0
+2
−2%
2011
−0.5°C
−10
−8
−2%
2012
−0.6°C
−10
−2
−2%
2013
+0.3°C
+3
−7
+5%
2014
+0.7°C
+9
−6
−2%
2015
+0.2°C
−3
+18
−2%
2016
+0.2°C
+2
−2
+5%
2017
+0.1°C
−8
+10
−2%
2018
+0.5°C
+1
+4
+5%
2019
+0.8°C
+19
−7
+5%
2020
−0.3°C
−2
+2
−2%
2021
−0.8°C
−6
−5
−2%
2022
−0.5°C
−11
−7
−2%
2023
±0.0°C
−11
−11
−2%
2024
+0.8°C
−9
−4
−2%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Mount Hotham, 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 Australia?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
88
/100rank #1
88±0.7°C
95±2.3 km/h
8491% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
G
German
79
/100rank #2
82±1.0°C
95±2.4 km/h
6581% hit
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)Offenbach am Main, Germany
American
78
/100rank #3
75±1.4°C
91±4.3 km/h
7184% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
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Common questions
What's the weather in Mount Hotham today?
On this page we show what European, American, German each forecast for Mount Hotham today, side by side and updated live. When all three agree the forecast is reliable; when they split, we flag it so you know the day is genuinely less certain.
Will it rain in Mount Hotham today or tomorrow?
Check the hourly strip and 7-day forecast above. We compare rain from European, American, German for Mount Hotham and flag the days where the models disagree on whether showers actually arrive, which is exactly when a single app can catch you out.
Which forecast is most accurate for Mount Hotham?
No single model is always right. European, American, German each run their own physics, so we line all three up: when they agree the Mount Hotham forecast is reliable, and when they split you should expect surprises. See our tested AU accuracy scoreboard for how the models compare.
What is the warmest month in Mount Hotham?
January is typically the warmest month in Mount Hotham, with average highs around 18°C.
How cold does Mount Hotham get?
The coldest month in Mount Hotham is July, when overnight lows average about -5°C.
How much rain does Mount Hotham get?
Mount Hotham sees roughly 1533 mm of precipitation a year, with August usually the wettest month.
Is Mount Hotham getting warmer?
Not clearly. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Mount Hotham, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is 0.3°C, within the normal swing from year to year.
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