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Australia: frost dates by city

The average last spring frost and first autumn frost in 7 cities of Australia, from ten years of weather. The last spring frost comes earliest in Melbourne and latest in Canberra.

CityLast spring frostFirst autumn frostFrost-free days
Adelaidenone in ten yearsnone in ten years—
Brisbanenone in ten yearsnone in ten years—
Hobartnone in ten yearsnone in ten years—
Perthnone in ten yearsnone in ten years—
Sydneynone in ten yearsnone in ten years—
Melbourne4 August25 June325 days
Canberra18 September30 May254 days

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

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