Wide swings between January and July
At the station, January is the warmest month and July has both the coolest nights and the least rain, at 34 mm. February is the wettest month, with 103 mm, and March stays well watered. Then autumn turns dry quickly, April and May both light, before June arrives as a wet month set between two dry ones.
July, August and September make the driest run of the year, with August and September each at 38 mm. From August the days grow warmer every month through to January, and the rain comes back through October and November. The Camden Airport station averages 704 mm of rain a year, and no other month comes within reach of February's total.
Two seasons, 159 mm each
At the station, spring and autumn hold the same rain, and each holds one wet month: March in autumn and November in spring. The other four months are light, with May and September among the driest of the year. Spring's nights grow milder each month on the way to summer.
Pests and weather, from public sources
Termites
New colonies begin when winged termites leave the nest in a colonising flight. The Australian Museum says these flights happen in warm, humid weather, mostly in spring and autumn.
Australian MuseumCockroaches
The Better Health Channel says cockroaches do best where conditions are warm, humid and unhygienic.
Better Health Channel (Victorian Government)Mosquitoes
“Mosquitoes need water to breed, and some mosquitoes can breed in very small amounts of water.”
NSW HealthTicks
Ticks can be found in any month. The Australian Government’s health advice puts the usual tick season at July to December, and says it differs from place to place.
Australian Centre for Disease ControlWho licenses pest work in New South Wales
In New South Wales, the law requires anyone doing prescribed pesticide work to hold a licence, and pest management technician licences come from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). NSW EPA
The EPA also accepts some similar licences issued in other states and territories, though not those issued in Queensland. NSW EPA
Every pesticide licence the EPA issues goes on a public register. NSW EPA
The EPA’s advice is to ask to see a pest controller’s licence before agreeing to any pest control work. NSW EPA
How to check a pest controller’s licence, NSW EPA