Last and first frost dates in Newcastle

Australia

Newcastle had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frost	none in ten years
First autumn frost	none in ten years

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.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Newcastle

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

Soil	Date
5 °C	already in the first week of July
10 °C	already in the first week of July
15 °C	16 August
18 °C	21 September

Frost dates near Newcastle

Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Dubbo (29 July) and latest in Canberra (18 September).

City	Distance	Last spring frost	First autumn frost
Sydney	117 km	—	—
Wollongong	185 km	—	—
Orange	253 km	24 August	13 June
Dubbo	307 km	29 July	19 June
Canberra	357 km	18 September	30 May

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Newcastle

Within 15 km of Newcastle OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres and 1 market (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Lee Rowan's, 12 km away.

Lee Rowan's — garden centre
Mon–Sat 07:00–17:00; Sun 08:00–17:00 · 12 km
Newcastle Farmer's Market — market
Sun 08:00–15:00 · 4 km
Hunter Hydro — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat–Sun 10:00–14:00 · 13 km · hunterhydro.com

Weather in Newcastle by month

Average weather in Newcastle over 2016–2025: the warmest month is January. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: September–May (20–27.8 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 9.9 °C. About 1010 mm of rain falls in a year, on 126 days; March is the wettest month (150 mm) and September the driest (60 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days
January	27.8	20.9	99	12
February	27	20.7	96	12
March	25.5	19.6	150	15
April	23	16.4	81	12
May	20	13	78	10
June	17.2	10.5	95	10
July	17.4	9.9	65	8
August	18.5	10.4	65	8
September	21.6	12.8	60	8
October	23.5	15.3	83	11
November	24.9	17.2	73	10
December	27	19.2	65	10

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).