Coffs Harbour climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Coffs Harbour?

Coffs Harbour has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,222 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Coffs Harbour?

The hottest day measured in Coffs Harbour between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2017, reaching 40.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Coffs Harbour?

The coldest day measured in Coffs Harbour between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1994, at 2.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Coffs Harbour?

Almost never: Coffs Harbour sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Coffs Harbour warmed?

Yes: Coffs Harbour warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Coffs Harbour?

The wettest day measured in Coffs Harbour between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1991, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Coffs Harbour?

The windiest day measured in Coffs Harbour between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1985, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Coffs Harbour?

The warmest month in Coffs Harbour is January (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Coffs Harbour?

Coffs Harbour receives on average 1,222 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Coffs Harbour?

Coffs Harbour gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Coffs Harbour (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,222 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Coffs Harbour averages 0 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.

Coffs Harbour has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 12 February 2017) and the coldest 2.7 °C (on 2 August 1994).

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

Coffs HarbourNew South Wales

coords: -30.30°, 153.11°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

17.4°C

Average daily high

21.5°C

Average daily low

14.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,222mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

14.4km/h

Seasonal range

9.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

10 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

139 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

22.0 °C

Average feels-like low

13.6 °C

Average peak gust

34.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

27 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001

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

40.0 °C

12 February 2017

Coldest day

2.7 °C

2 August 1994

Wettest day

185 mm

9 June 1991

Windiest day

45.0 km/h

9 July 1985

Strongest gust

114.1 km/h

9 July 1985

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

12 February 2017

Coldest feels-like

-0.5 °C

19 July 2007

Sunniest day

13.8 h

6 January 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.5 °C22 January 2025	5.5 °C25 July 2025	18.4 °C	1,964 mm	14
2024	34.5 °C26 January 2024	5.3 °C23 July 2024	18.5 °C	1,786 mm	13
2023	32.5 °C25 October 2023	4.4 °C30 June 2023	17.9 °C	940 mm	17
2022	33.3 °C20 November 2022	4.1 °C9 June 2022	17.3 °C	2,005 mm	1
2021	31.9 °C12 November 2021	4.3 °C28 August 2021	17.5 °C	1,810 mm	4
2020	35.3 °C29 November 2020	4.7 °C5 July 2020	18.1 °C	1,595 mm	20
2019	37.1 °C13 February 2019	4.7 °C31 May 2019	18.3 °C	521 mm	35
2018	34.2 °C2 December 2018	2.8 °C21 August 2018	17.8 °C	1,049 mm	16
2017	40.0 °C12 February 2017	5.6 °C9 August 2017	18.1 °C	1,450 mm	26
2016	34.1 °C31 December 2016	5.1 °C28 July 2016	18.2 °C	1,004 mm	19
2015	33.6 °C11 December 2015	4.7 °C5 August 2015	17.7 °C	1,297 mm	7
2014	35.8 °C15 November 2014	4.5 °C12 July 2014	17.9 °C	1,012 mm	11
2013	34.7 °C12 January 2013	3.9 °C22 August 2013	17.8 °C	1,465 mm	11
2012	35.3 °C20 October 2012	4.4 °C7 August 2012	17.3 °C	1,407 mm	5
2011	33.5 °C6 February 2011	4.5 °C9 July 2011	17.3 °C	1,626 mm	13
2010	32.8 °C26 January 2010	4.7 °C22 August 2010	17.7 °C	1,449 mm	8
2009	34.4 °C29 November 2009	5.2 °C11 June 2009	17.9 °C	1,695 mm	11
2008	30.2 °C31 December 2008	2.9 °C14 August 2008	17.1 °C	1,339 mm	2
2007	33.3 °C27 January 2007	3.1 °C17 July 2007	17.6 °C	1,161 mm	2
2006	33.8 °C29 November 2006	5.5 °C24 May 2006	17.4 °C	1,194 mm	6
2005	37.0 °C24 December 2005	4.7 °C12 August 2005	17.9 °C	1,136 mm	19
2004	38.3 °C21 February 2004	3.7 °C7 August 2004	17.7 °C	1,242 mm	18
2003	33.5 °C22 December 2003	3.2 °C29 July 2003	17.3 °C	1,029 mm	11
2002	39.2 °C12 January 2002	4.5 °C14 August 2002	17.6 °C	738 mm	18
2001	33.8 °C24 December 2001	5.4 °C20 August 2001	17.6 °C	1,191 mm	9
2000	31.0 °C23 December 2000	4.9 °C7 June 2000	17.4 °C	1,018 mm	4
1999	31.7 °C18 February 1999	4.5 °C17 June 1999	17.2 °C	1,567 mm	6
1998	32.2 °C14 March 1998	5.5 °C30 July 1998	18.1 °C	1,187 mm	11
1997	34.1 °C18 December 1997	3.8 °C26 August 1997	17.7 °C	1,051 mm	11
1996	34.3 °C28 November 1996	4.4 °C23 July 1996	17.4 °C	1,639 mm	9
1995	34.4 °C27 November 1995	4.1 °C21 July 1995	17.4 °C	1,197 mm	8
1994	39.5 °C6 January 1994	2.7 °C2 August 1994	17.3 °C	896 mm	16
1993	31.6 °C23 December 1993	5.5 °C14 June 1993	17.7 °C	990 mm	11
1992	30.8 °C23 February 1992	5.3 °C10 June 1992	17.2 °C	1,041 mm	4
1991	32.3 °C26 January 1991	4.6 °C31 July 1991	17.9 °C	1,110 mm	13
1990	35.5 °C23 December 1990	4.0 °C29 June 1990	17.8 °C	1,353 mm	19
1989	31.6 °C19 October 1989	4.2 °C7 August 1989	17.2 °C	1,558 mm	3
1988	34.5 °C22 October 1988	6.3 °C24 July 1988	17.8 °C	1,717 mm	7
1987	34.7 °C17 January 1987	5.0 °C30 June 1987	17.5 °C	1,274 mm	11
1986	33.4 °C27 December 1986	4.0 °C23 June 1986	17.3 °C	760 mm	7
1985	31.8 °C2 March 1985	3.2 °C24 June 1985	17.0 °C	1,297 mm	7
1984	31.9 °C21 November 1984	5.4 °C8 July 1984	17.0 °C	1,266 mm	5
1983	32.8 °C25 December 1983	4.9 °C13 June 1983	17.4 °C	1,600 mm	8
1982	32.4 °C26 January 1982	3.6 °C30 July 1982	17.2 °C	1,145 mm	7
1981	34.4 °C7 December 1981	4.3 °C11 July 1981	17.5 °C	1,114 mm	6
1980	34.9 °C26 January 1980	4.4 °C20 July 1980	17.9 °C	1,033 mm	14
1979	38.1 °C2 December 1979	5.7 °C15 August 1979	17.6 °C	884 mm	16
1978	31.4 °C11 February 1978	4.0 °C8 July 1978	17.2 °C	1,282 mm	2
1977	34.1 °C2 November 1977	3.4 °C1 August 1977	17.3 °C	1,213 mm	7
1976	34.5 °C12 December 1976	5.2 °C13 August 1976	16.9 °C	1,476 mm	7
1975	34.3 °C25 January 1975	6.8 °C13 June 1975	16.9 °C	1,474 mm	9
1974	34.6 °C18 December 1974	5.8 °C6 August 1974	16.5 °C	1,896 mm	10
1973	31.9 °C22 December 1973	6.7 °C19 August 1973	17.7 °C	1,132 mm	6
1972	35.6 °C23 December 1972	5.9 °C10 July 1972	16.8 °C	1,456 mm	6
1971	33.5 °C31 December 1971	4.2 °C27 June 1971	16.8 °C	1,052 mm	3
1970	31.2 °C12 January 1970	4.5 °C21 July 1970	17.0 °C	910 mm	7
1969	33.6 °C9 January 1969	6.5 °C24 July 1969	17.4 °C	898 mm	13
1968	38.2 °C20 November 1968	5.9 °C25 July 1968	17.5 °C	786 mm	14
1967	32.0 °C13 January 1967	6.0 °C15 July 1967	17.0 °C	1,677 mm	9
1966	32.7 °C30 January 1966	4.7 °C17 July 1966	17.1 °C	715 mm	8
1965	34.9 °C11 January 1965	5.8 °C29 July 1965	17.3 °C	951 mm	11
1964	37.0 °C7 January 1964	6.4 °C22 July 1964	17.6 °C	955 mm	7
1963	32.3 °C26 December 1963	6.2 °C23 July 1963	17.1 °C	1,248 mm	4
1962	32.1 °C10 February 1962	5.6 °C3 August 1962	17.0 °C	1,605 mm	2
1961	32.2 °C29 December 1961	6.3 °C21 June 1961	16.9 °C	1,127 mm	4
1960	32.4 °C1 February 1960	5.4 °C21 July 1960	16.9 °C	758 mm	9
1959	31.5 °C12 December 1959	7.4 °C25 July 1959	16.8 °C	1,538 mm	1
1958	30.8 °C30 October 1958	6.4 °C14 July 1958	17.5 °C	1,056 mm	7
1957	36.3 °C26 December 1957	4.3 °C22 July 1957	17.5 °C	832 mm	15
1956	34.6 °C18 December 1956	3.7 °C13 August 1956	17.0 °C	1,386 mm	6
1955	34.6 °C4 January 1955	4.5 °C28 June 1955	17.5 °C	1,144 mm	7
1954	31.7 °C23 February 1954	4.9 °C11 June 1954	17.2 °C	1,293 mm	3
1953	33.2 °C17 November 1953	4.2 °C19 August 1953	17.2 °C	878 mm	12
1952	35.8 °C1 February 1952	4.8 °C24 July 1952	17.5 °C	898 mm	10
1951	34.5 °C14 December 1951	4.3 °C15 August 1951	17.0 °C	746 mm	11
1950	30.9 °C7 January 1950	7.0 °C8 August 1950	17.0 °C	1,950 mm	5
1949	30.8 °C28 December 1949	6.2 °C28 June 1949	17.0 °C	1,162 mm	6
1948	33.0 °C11 October 1948	5.1 °C7 July 1948	16.9 °C	1,058 mm	6
1947	31.0 °C24 December 1947	6.7 °C13 August 1947	16.6 °C	1,001 mm	2
1946	37.8 °C3 February 1946	5.7 °C7 July 1946	17.1 °C	934 mm	16
1945	32.6 °C18 December 1945	5.9 °C8 July 1945	17.4 °C	985 mm	8
1944	39.4 °C19 November 1944	6.0 °C22 June 1944	17.2 °C	751 mm	25
1943	36.8 °C14 January 1943	6.1 °C24 July 1943	16.8 °C	948 mm	11
1942	35.3 °C5 January 1942	6.5 °C23 July 1942	16.8 °C	1,566 mm	8
1941	31.7 °C26 January 1941	5.7 °C10 August 1941	16.7 °C	1,278 mm	3
1940	34.4 °C26 January 1940	7.3 °C9 August 1940	17.3 °C	1,273 mm	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.8 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

14 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1964 mm

+742 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.3 °C	+0.7 °C	284 mm	+127 mm
Feb	26.2 °C	+1.1 °C	123 mm	-49 mm
Mar	24.7 °C	+0.8 °C	540 mm	+367 mm
Apr	22.8 °C	+1.1 °C	177 mm	+78 mm
May	20.0 °C	+0.9 °C	237 mm	+158 mm
Jun	17.9 °C	+1.0 °C	61 mm	-8 mm
Jul	17.9 °C	+1.4 °C	47 mm	+5 mm
Aug	17.7 °C	0.0 °C	131 mm	+86 mm
Sep	22.2 °C	+2.1 °C	25 mm	-20 mm
Oct	25.9 °C	+3.8 °C	74 mm	-14 mm
Nov	26.0 °C	+2.3 °C	79 mm	-41 mm
Dec	26.0 °C	+0.9 °C	186 mm	+52 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.5 °C

22 Jan 2025

Coldest day

5.5 °C

25 Jul 2025

Wettest day

123.8 mm

7 Mar 2025

Windiest day

30.1 km/h

5 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

74.5 km/h

3 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.1 °C

22 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.2 °C

18 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

6 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Coffs Harbour?

Coffs Harbour has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,222 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Coffs Harbour?

The hottest day measured in Coffs Harbour between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2017, reaching 40.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Coffs Harbour?

The coldest day measured in Coffs Harbour between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1994, at 2.7 °C.

Does it snow in Coffs Harbour?

Almost never: Coffs Harbour sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Coffs Harbour warmed?

Yes: Coffs Harbour warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Coffs Harbour?

The wettest day measured in Coffs Harbour between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1991, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Coffs Harbour?

The windiest day measured in Coffs Harbour between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1985, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Coffs Harbour?

The warmest month in Coffs Harbour is January (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Coffs Harbour?

Coffs Harbour receives on average 1,222 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Coffs Harbour?

Coffs Harbour gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Coffs Harbour?

Yes: Coffs Harbour has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Coffs Harbour?

In Coffs Harbour, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 12 February 2017, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 19 July 2007.

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