Banora Point climate — normals and trends
Banora Point (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 1,198 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Banora Point averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Banora Point has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 5 January 1942) and the coldest 5.0 °C (on 25 July 2003).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Banora PointNew South Wales
- coords
- -28.21°, 153.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.3°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,198mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.1 °C
Average feels-like low
16.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
92 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.1 °C
5 January 1942
Coldest day
5.0 °C
25 July 2003
Wettest day
280 mm
20 February 1954
Windiest day
62.3 km/h
20 February 1954
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
20 February 1954
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
22 February 2004
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
28 July 2000
Sunniest day
13.7 h
6 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 155 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 58 mm | -111 mm |
| Mar | 25.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 672 mm | +529 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 133 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 128 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 83 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 19.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 35 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 131 mm | +81 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 19 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 100 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 25.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 141 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 26.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 69 mm | -55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Banora Point?
Banora Point has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 1,198 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banora Point?
The hottest day measured in Banora Point between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Banora Point?
The coldest day measured in Banora Point between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2003, at 5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Banora Point?
Almost never: Banora Point sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Banora Point warmed?
Yes: Banora Point warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Banora Point?
The wettest day measured in Banora Point between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, with 280 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Banora Point?
The windiest day measured in Banora Point between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Banora Point?
The warmest month in Banora Point is January (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Banora Point?
Banora Point receives on average 1,198 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Banora Point?
Banora Point gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Banora Point?
Yes: Banora Point has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banora Point?
In Banora Point, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 22 February 2004, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 28 July 2000.
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