August saw a different scenario. The following information relates to specific months when residential schools occur. April April is often described as having the best weather of the year in Armidale.
Conditions are generally dry, mild and sunny.
Although the warmer summer weather has finished and winter is approaching, days are mostly mild to warm with temperatures reaching the high teens or low twenties. Rainfall is light, and easterly winds often bring in night and morning cloud. Overnight temperatures usually range between 2 and 10 degrees, and the occasional light frost may occur on a clear night usually to be followed by a mild sunny day. Morning fogs are also common at this time of year with a thick blanket of fog settling in the Armidale valley in the early morning, usually clearing away by 9 am to a sunny day. When packing to come to Armidale in April, bring a few warm clothes as well as light summer gear.