Scone is a pleasant rural centre of wide, tree-lined streets situated within the Hunter Valley. The commercial and administrative centre of a pastoral, agricultural and dairying shire Scone is an important stock-selling centre noted for its horse and cattle studs. It is known as 'The Horse Capital of Australia' and claims to be the second-largest horse breeding area in the world, after Kentucky in the United States.
The equine focus of the town is reflected in numerous ways: the ten-day Scone Horse Festival in May when there are street parades, a rodeo, stock sales, an airshow, race meetings and entertainment; the six-week Hunter Horse Expo held over September-October; the new hi-tech racecourse with its Equine Research Centre, and the bronze sculpture, 'Scone Mare and Foal' by Gabriel Sterk, prominently situated beside the highway in Elizabeth Park.
Temperatures for Scone Area
Scone Area has hot summer temperatures. The summer high temperature for Scone Area is approximately 31 °c. The summer low temperature is approximately 15 °c.
Scone Area has mild winter temperatures. The winter high temperature for Scone Area is approximately 17 °c. The winter low temperature is approximately 3 °c.
MONTH | LOW °c | HIGH °c |
January | 16 | 32 |
February | 16 | 30 |
March | 14 | 29 |
April | 10 | 24 |
May | 6 | 20 |
June | 4 | 17 |
July | 3 | 16 |
August | 4 | 18 |
September | 6 | 22 |
October | 9 | 25 |
November | 12 | 28 |
December | 14 | 31 |