Broken Hill climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Broken Hill?

Broken Hill has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 219 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Broken Hill?

The hottest day measured in Broken Hill between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1990, reaching 46.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Broken Hill?

The coldest day measured in Broken Hill between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2006, at -2.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Broken Hill?

Almost never: Broken Hill sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Broken Hill warmed?

Yes: Broken Hill warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Broken Hill?

The wettest day measured in Broken Hill between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1973, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Broken Hill?

The windiest day measured in Broken Hill between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1951, with winds reaching 67.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Broken Hill?

The warmest month in Broken Hill is January (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Broken Hill?

Broken Hill receives on average 219 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 35 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Broken Hill?

Broken Hill gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Broken Hill (Australia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 219 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Broken Hill averages 1 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 35 rainy days per year.

Broken Hill has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 0 to 2 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 3 January 1990) and the coldest -2.0 °C (on 24 May 2006).

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

Broken HillNew South Wales

coords: -31.97°, 141.45°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

18.5°C

Average daily high

24.2°C

Average daily low

12.4°C

Annual rainfall

219mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

48%

Average peak wind

24.7km/h

Seasonal range

16.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

94 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

35 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.1 °C

Average feels-like low

9.0 °C

Average peak gust

40.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

50 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.5 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.011

19402025

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

46.3 °C

3 January 1990

Coldest day

-2.0 °C

24 May 2006

Wettest day

108 mm

29 December 1973

Windiest day

67.1 km/h

5 November 1951

Strongest gust

114.1 km/h

5 November 1951

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

15 February 2004

Coldest feels-like

-6.6 °C

4 August 2014

Sunniest day

13.7 h

29 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	43.3 °C27 January 2025	-0.5 °C29 June 2025	19.3 °C	123 mm	120	1
2024	44.1 °C25 January 2024	-0.6 °C29 July 2024	19.1 °C	214 mm	115	4
2023	42.2 °C5 December 2023	0.2 °C8 August 2023	19.0 °C	143 mm	116	0
2022	41.4 °C10 January 2022	-0.8 °C15 July 2022	17.7 °C	375 mm	77	2
2021	42.7 °C18 December 2021	-1.1 °C30 May 2021	18.0 °C	159 mm	80	2
2020	44.1 °C28 November 2020	-1.2 °C5 August 2020	18.2 °C	185 mm	96	4
2019	45.6 °C16 January 2019	-1.9 °C23 June 2019	19.6 °C	55 mm	125	3
2018	43.9 °C19 December 2018	-1.6 °C14 July 2018	19.4 °C	82 mm	110	3
2017	45.1 °C10 February 2017	-0.5 °C1 July 2017	19.2 °C	126 mm	122	1
2016	42.0 °C12 January 2016	0.6 °C13 June 2016	18.7 °C	274 mm	102	0
2015	42.2 °C15 February 2015	0.2 °C20 July 2015	18.7 °C	205 mm	110	0
2014	42.3 °C12 February 2014	-1.6 °C4 August 2014	19.3 °C	191 mm	123	5
2013	44.5 °C7 January 2013	0.8 °C20 August 2013	19.2 °C	167 mm	112	0
2012	43.7 °C29 November 2012	-0.4 °C1 August 2012	18.0 °C	308 mm	97	2
2011	41.9 °C25 January 2011	-0.6 °C22 July 2011	17.8 °C	475 mm	80	1
2010	42.0 °C22 January 2010	-0.2 °C6 July 2010	17.7 °C	427 mm	81	1
2009	44.3 °C18 November 2009	-0.4 °C11 June 2009	19.4 °C	131 mm	106	1
2008	39.9 °C2 January 2008	0.2 °C24 July 2008	18.4 °C	223 mm	100	0
2007	42.4 °C11 January 2007	-1.1 °C23 June 2007	19.1 °C	206 mm	109	5
2006	44.5 °C1 February 2006	-2.0 °C24 May 2006	18.7 °C	101 mm	114	6
2005	44.1 °C23 December 2005	1.4 °C6 August 2005	18.9 °C	223 mm	101	0
2004	44.1 °C15 February 2004	0.1 °C15 August 2004	18.7 °C	130 mm	105	0
2003	44.0 °C29 January 2003	-0.4 °C1 August 2003	18.6 °C	255 mm	96	1
2002	41.2 °C17 December 2002	-1.3 °C30 June 2002	18.9 °C	51 mm	104	1
2001	45.6 °C14 January 2001	1.2 °C1 July 2001	18.6 °C	185 mm	103	0
2000	42.2 °C18 January 2000	0.7 °C13 June 2000	18.6 °C	339 mm	97	0
1999	43.1 °C18 January 1999	-0.7 °C2 August 1999	18.6 °C	184 mm	85	3
1998	43.2 °C17 January 1998	-1.4 °C18 June 1998	18.5 °C	164 mm	99	1
1997	42.5 °C23 February 1997	-1.4 °C12 July 1997	18.5 °C	225 mm	104	3
1996	42.4 °C14 January 1996	1.6 °C9 July 1996	18.0 °C	207 mm	92	0
1995	41.3 °C26 November 1995	-0.8 °C10 August 1995	17.9 °C	248 mm	85	1
1994	44.0 °C19 December 1994	0.6 °C24 July 1994	18.3 °C	122 mm	86	0
1993	42.6 °C4 February 1993	0.4 °C5 August 1993	18.1 °C	367 mm	78	0
1992	41.4 °C20 January 1992	0.5 °C21 July 1992	17.5 °C	393 mm	70	0
1991	41.9 °C26 December 1991	1.9 °C24 July 1991	18.7 °C	142 mm	94	0
1990	46.3 °C3 January 1990	1.7 °C27 August 1990	18.8 °C	213 mm	104	0
1989	42.1 °C31 December 1989	1.3 °C14 August 1989	17.6 °C	468 mm	84	0
1988	42.4 °C12 January 1988	3.0 °C6 August 1988	18.9 °C	308 mm	88	0
1987	41.7 °C15 December 1987	1.3 °C13 July 1987	17.8 °C	299 mm	78	0
1986	41.9 °C1 February 1986	0.3 °C26 July 1986	17.9 °C	233 mm	86	0
1985	42.7 °C29 January 1985	-0.2 °C24 July 1985	17.8 °C	245 mm	83	1
1984	39.0 °C24 December 1984	1.8 °C21 June 1984	17.5 °C	274 mm	79	0
1983	42.5 °C16 February 1983	1.3 °C9 July 1983	18.6 °C	279 mm	87	0
1982	42.7 °C11 January 1982	-1.0 °C20 July 1982	19.0 °C	71 mm	96	2
1981	43.7 °C31 December 1981	2.3 °C12 July 1981	18.7 °C	274 mm	98	0
1980	42.4 °C20 February 1980	1.5 °C1 August 1980	18.9 °C	214 mm	100	0
1979	43.5 °C14 January 1979	2.6 °C1 September 1979	18.9 °C	277 mm	93	0
1978	40.0 °C1 January 1978	1.1 °C23 August 1978	17.5 °C	314 mm	77	0
1977	42.7 °C24 December 1977	1.2 °C18 July 1977	18.5 °C	123 mm	85	0
1976	41.8 °C31 December 1976	1.3 °C14 August 1976	17.1 °C	323 mm	68	0
1975	41.3 °C24 January 1975	2.8 °C28 August 1975	17.9 °C	346 mm	77	0
1974	38.6 °C15 December 1974	1.0 °C3 July 1974	16.7 °C	576 mm	65	0
1973	41.3 °C30 January 1973	1.5 °C16 June 1973	18.3 °C	442 mm	88	0
1972	43.9 °C22 December 1972	1.0 °C22 June 1972	18.4 °C	161 mm	79	0
1971	41.2 °C9 January 1971	1.9 °C1 July 1971	17.8 °C	238 mm	73	0
1970	40.4 °C7 February 1970	1.7 °C8 August 1970	18.0 °C	119 mm	80	0
1969	41.7 °C31 January 1969	2.3 °C17 August 1969	18.0 °C	173 mm	91	0
1968	43.6 °C31 January 1968	0.8 °C24 July 1968	18.5 °C	230 mm	105	0
1967	41.7 °C9 January 1967	1.4 °C15 August 1967	18.6 °C	102 mm	93	0
1966	41.9 °C28 December 1966	-0.1 °C17 July 1966	18.2 °C	124 mm	92	1
1965	41.9 °C29 December 1965	1.1 °C25 June 1965	19.1 °C	158 mm	111	0
1964	42.0 °C6 January 1964	2.7 °C12 June 1964	18.2 °C	179 mm	86	0
1963	41.1 °C28 February 1963	0.5 °C8 August 1963	18.4 °C	225 mm	91	0
1962	40.9 °C1 December 1962	2.2 °C27 June 1962	18.7 °C	223 mm	91	0
1961	40.8 °C7 February 1961	1.6 °C5 August 1961	19.1 °C	152 mm	106	0
1960	44.1 °C2 January 1960	1.9 °C27 June 1960	18.3 °C	252 mm	101	0
1959	41.7 °C31 December 1959	1.1 °C15 June 1959	19.1 °C	134 mm	99	0
1958	39.2 °C11 November 1958	-0.8 °C10 July 1958	18.2 °C	215 mm	83	2
1957	44.0 °C23 December 1957	1.5 °C4 July 1957	18.9 °C	123 mm	105	0
1956	41.5 °C23 February 1956	1.4 °C14 July 1956	17.5 °C	297 mm	72	0
1955	43.6 °C2 January 1955	1.4 °C2 July 1955	18.1 °C	316 mm	75	0
1954	41.8 °C25 December 1954	1.7 °C19 June 1954	18.3 °C	153 mm	87	0
1953	41.7 °C20 December 1953	-0.3 °C12 July 1953	18.5 °C	212 mm	97	1
1952	42.4 °C22 January 1952	0.4 °C14 July 1952	17.9 °C	152 mm	80	0
1951	42.7 °C6 December 1951	1.6 °C21 July 1951	19.1 °C	71 mm	112	0
1950	40.0 °C13 January 1950	2.0 °C11 July 1950	18.5 °C	199 mm	92	0
1949	41.1 °C27 December 1949	0.6 °C12 July 1949	17.3 °C	411 mm	62	0
1948	42.1 °C22 January 1948	1.7 °C17 July 1948	18.1 °C	143 mm	85	0
1947	40.6 °C23 January 1947	0.6 °C24 July 1947	18.4 °C	216 mm	104	0
1946	43.6 °C4 January 1946	0.2 °C20 June 1946	18.3 °C	76 mm	91	0
1945	41.7 °C26 November 1945	0.5 °C10 July 1945	18.0 °C	180 mm	84	0
1944	41.9 °C23 January 1944	-0.5 °C22 June 1944	18.3 °C	161 mm	107	3
1943	39.7 °C16 February 1943	-0.1 °C3 September 1943	17.7 °C	151 mm	87	1
1942	42.6 °C7 January 1942	0.9 °C29 July 1942	18.3 °C	213 mm	95	0
1941	40.1 °C22 February 1941	-0.1 °C16 June 1941	18.3 °C	202 mm	100	1
1940	42.5 °C7 December 1940	1.4 °C8 June 1940	19.0 °C	142 mm	119	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.7 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

120 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Annual rainfall

123 mm

-96 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.4 °C	+2.4 °C	1 mm	-22 mm
Feb	35.4 °C	+3.2 °C	2 mm	-21 mm
Mar	31.9 °C	+3.0 °C	10 mm	-10 mm
Apr	26.3 °C	+2.4 °C	2 mm	-13 mm
May	20.3 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-16 mm
Jun	15.9 °C	+0.4 °C	5 mm	-9 mm
Jul	15.1 °C	+0.1 °C	52 mm	+36 mm
Aug	17.3 °C	+0.1 °C	9 mm	-6 mm
Sep	22.9 °C	+1.7 °C	21 mm	+3 mm
Oct	27.3 °C	+2.3 °C	9 mm	-11 mm
Nov	28.3 °C	-0.2 °C	4 mm	-13 mm
Dec	32.5 °C	+1.2 °C	8 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.3 °C

27 Jan 2025

Coldest day

-0.5 °C

29 Jun 2025

Wettest day

14.5 mm

29 Jul 2025

Windiest day

55.7 km/h

29 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

95.8 km/h

29 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

2 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-4.4 °C

29 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

29 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Broken Hill?

Broken Hill has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 219 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Broken Hill?

The hottest day measured in Broken Hill between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1990, reaching 46.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Broken Hill?

The coldest day measured in Broken Hill between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2006, at -2.0 °C.

Does it snow in Broken Hill?

Almost never: Broken Hill sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Broken Hill warmed?

Yes: Broken Hill warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Broken Hill?

The wettest day measured in Broken Hill between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1973, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Broken Hill?

The windiest day measured in Broken Hill between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1951, with winds reaching 67.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Broken Hill?

The warmest month in Broken Hill is January (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Broken Hill?

Broken Hill receives on average 219 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 35 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Broken Hill?

Broken Hill gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Broken Hill?

Yes: Broken Hill has on average 50 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Broken Hill?

In Broken Hill, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 15 February 2004, and the lowest was -6.6 °C on 4 August 2014.

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