Burnie climate — normals and trends
Burnie (Australia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 882 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 February (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Burnie averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Burnie has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.6 °C (on 21 January 1997) and the coldest 2.1 °C (on 10 June 1945).
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
BurnieTasmania
- coords
- -41.06°, 145.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
14.5°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
882mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
27.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
44.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
25.6 °C
21 January 1997
Coldest day
2.1 °C
10 June 1945
Wettest day
94 mm
5 June 2016
Windiest day
65.5 km/h
2 October 2013
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
7 June 1976
Hottest feels-like
27.8 °C
30 January 2009
Coldest feels-like
-4.7 °C
25 July 1986
Snowiest day
3.8 cm
9 June 1945
Sunniest day
14.8 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 34 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 19.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 19.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 15.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 12.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 11.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 114 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 11.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 80 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 12.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 123 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 97 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 73 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 15.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burnie?
Burnie has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 882 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burnie?
The hottest day measured in Burnie between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1997, reaching 25.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burnie?
The coldest day measured in Burnie between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1945, at 2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Burnie?
Almost never: Burnie sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Burnie warmed?
Yes: Burnie warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burnie?
The wettest day measured in Burnie between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2016, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burnie?
The windiest day measured in Burnie between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2013, with winds reaching 65.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burnie?
The warmest month in Burnie is February (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Burnie?
Burnie receives on average 882 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burnie?
Burnie gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Burnie?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Burnie between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1945, with 3.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Burnie?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Burnie.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burnie?
In Burnie, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.8 °C on 30 January 2009, and the lowest was -4.7 °C on 25 July 1986.
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