Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Hamilton weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Hamilton, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 1988-07-08; its coldest fell to -27°C on 2015-02-16.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
15°C2005-01-13
-19°C1994-01-19
11°C2008-01-08
-26°C1981-01-04
February
16°C2017-02-23
-16°C2003-02-16
9°C2017-02-23
-27°C2015-02-16
March
23°C2012-03-22
-12°C2003-03-03
14°C1998-03-31
-24°C2003-03-03
April
26°C1990-04-25
-3°C2007-04-06
17°C1990-04-26
-10°C1982-04-07
May
30°C2010-05-26
6°C2020-05-09
23°C2012-05-29
-2°C2026-05-03
June
32°C1994-06-18
11°C1992-06-21
24°C2012-06-20
5°C1980-06-17
July
35°C1988-07-08
19°C1995-07-08
26°C2013-07-19
10°C1984-07-08
August
34°C2001-08-08
16°C1986-08-28
27°C2006-08-01
7°C1982-08-29
September
32°C1983-09-10
10°C1981-09-30
24°C1983-09-06
2°C1989-09-27
October
29°C2007-10-08
4°C2008-10-29
21°C2002-10-01
-3°C2020-10-31
November
21°C2022-11-05
-6°C2018-11-22
16°C2024-11-05
-14°C2019-11-13
December
18°C1982-12-03
-14°C1989-12-22
13°C1982-12-03
-24°C1980-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
18°C1982-12-03
-19°C1994-01-19
13°C1982-12-03
-27°C2015-02-16
Spring (Mar–May)
30°C2010-05-26
-12°C2003-03-03
23°C2012-05-29
-24°C2003-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C1988-07-08
11°C1992-06-21
27°C2006-08-01
5°C1980-06-17
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
32°C1983-09-10
-6°C2018-11-22
24°C1983-09-06
-14°C2019-11-13

All-time records

The most extreme value Hamilton has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 35°C 1988-07-08
Lowest -19°C 1994-01-19

Low

Highest 27°C 2006-08-01
Lowest -27°C 2015-02-16

Feels-like

Highest 51°C 2026-07-01
Lowest -40°C 1982-01-17

Humidity

Highest 23.3 g/m³ 2006-08-01
Lowest 0.6 g/m³ 1982-01-17

Wind

Highest 52 km/h 2003-11-13
Lowest 5 km/h 1989-06-23

Gust

Highest 105 km/h 2017-01-11
Lowest 12 km/h 2015-07-27

Precip

Wettest 96 mm 1990-08-13
Driest 11-day dry spell 1988-06-09

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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