Forest Lake climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Forest Lake?

Forest Lake has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 838 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Forest Lake?

The hottest day measured in Forest Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1944, reaching 42.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Forest Lake?

The coldest day measured in Forest Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, at -0.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Forest Lake?

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

Q: Has the climate of Forest Lake warmed?

Yes: Forest Lake warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Forest Lake?

The wettest day measured in Forest Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2025, with 246 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Forest Lake?

The windiest day measured in Forest Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Forest Lake?

The warmest month in Forest Lake is January (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Forest Lake?

Forest Lake receives on average 838 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Forest Lake?

Forest Lake gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Forest Lake (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 838 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Forest Lake averages 0 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.

Forest Lake has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 20 November 1944) and the coldest -0.7 °C (on 20 July 2007).

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

Forest LakeQueensland

coords: -27.63°, 152.97°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

19.3°C

Average daily high

25.2°C

Average daily low

14.4°C

Annual rainfall

838mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

13.8km/h

Seasonal range

10.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

96 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.0 °C

Average feels-like low

14.4 °C

Average peak gust

34.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

53 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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

42.2 °C

20 November 1944

Coldest day

-0.7 °C

20 July 2007

Wettest day

246 mm

9 March 2025

Windiest day

47.3 km/h

20 February 1954

Strongest gust

115.2 km/h

20 February 1954

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

22 February 2004

Coldest feels-like

-4.6 °C

20 July 2007

Sunniest day

13.7 h

30 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.1 °C27 October 2025	1.8 °C13 June 2025	20.0 °C	1,330 mm	68	0
2024	36.8 °C22 January 2024	3.4 °C22 July 2024	20.3 °C	1,026 mm	75	0
2023	37.6 °C29 December 2023	2.3 °C21 June 2023	19.7 °C	609 mm	82	0
2022	36.0 °C6 December 2022	2.5 °C25 June 2022	19.2 °C	1,508 mm	35	0
2021	34.4 °C22 February 2021	2.4 °C28 August 2021	19.3 °C	1,233 mm	41	0
2020	36.1 °C3 February 2020	2.7 °C5 July 2020	20.0 °C	1,080 mm	71	0
2019	39.1 °C16 December 2019	2.1 °C1 June 2019	20.3 °C	433 mm	98	0
2018	36.7 °C14 February 2018	1.3 °C21 August 2018	19.7 °C	735 mm	70	0
2017	39.8 °C12 February 2017	2.0 °C24 July 2017	20.1 °C	865 mm	80	0
2016	36.3 °C1 February 2016	2.4 °C26 June 2016	20.1 °C	676 mm	74	0
2015	36.8 °C15 January 2015	2.0 °C15 July 2015	19.5 °C	865 mm	45	0
2014	41.8 °C4 January 2014	0.3 °C12 July 2014	19.8 °C	569 mm	56	0
2013	36.8 °C29 December 2013	1.4 °C23 August 2013	19.6 °C	952 mm	47	0
2012	37.6 °C9 January 2012	1.2 °C3 August 2012	19.2 °C	1,036 mm	44	0
2011	35.6 °C20 February 2011	0.8 °C13 July 2011	19.0 °C	876 mm	45	0
2010	35.3 °C18 January 2010	2.9 °C8 August 2010	19.5 °C	1,212 mm	36	0
2009	38.3 °C17 November 2009	0.5 °C12 June 2009	19.8 °C	769 mm	62	0
2008	38.3 °C23 February 2008	0.4 °C10 August 2008	19.0 °C	863 mm	39	0
2007	35.6 °C11 March 2007	-0.7 °C20 July 2007	19.6 °C	609 mm	45	1
2006	36.4 °C29 November 2006	0.8 °C1 June 2006	19.2 °C	707 mm	46	0
2005	37.3 °C6 October 2005	2.7 °C18 June 2005	19.9 °C	601 mm	71	0
2004	40.9 °C22 February 2004	0.9 °C1 July 2004	19.5 °C	988 mm	64	0
2003	35.1 °C26 December 2003	-0.6 °C29 July 2003	19.2 °C	648 mm	45	1
2002	39.7 °C12 January 2002	0.1 °C3 July 2002	19.6 °C	476 mm	76	0
2001	39.1 °C24 December 2001	1.3 °C9 July 2001	19.3 °C	988 mm	57	0
2000	39.8 °C20 January 2000	2.2 °C14 July 2000	19.0 °C	510 mm	26	0
1999	37.0 °C18 February 1999	0.3 °C18 June 1999	18.9 °C	1,024 mm	29	0
1998	38.3 °C27 December 1998	3.2 °C1 August 1998	19.9 °C	936 mm	52	0
1997	35.6 °C24 February 1997	0.0 °C26 August 1997	19.4 °C	592 mm	56	0
1996	39.3 °C15 November 1996	0.7 °C19 July 1996	19.4 °C	1,128 mm	57	0
1995	37.5 °C31 January 1995	-0.1 °C21 July 1995	19.6 °C	769 mm	49	1
1994	41.0 °C6 January 1994	-0.5 °C29 July 1994	19.0 °C	519 mm	46	1
1993	35.7 °C20 November 1993	3.4 °C14 June 1993	19.6 °C	501 mm	55	0
1992	35.9 °C26 December 1992	0.3 °C13 July 1992	19.1 °C	799 mm	48	0
1991	36.9 °C7 November 1991	1.6 °C18 July 1991	19.8 °C	690 mm	69	0
1990	38.2 °C17 November 1990	-0.2 °C8 July 1990	19.5 °C	963 mm	60	1
1989	37.1 °C5 October 1989	1.9 °C7 August 1989	19.1 °C	799 mm	38	0
1988	37.8 °C22 October 1988	3.0 °C14 June 1988	19.6 °C	1,362 mm	47	0
1987	36.6 °C20 January 1987	3.0 °C14 July 1987	19.5 °C	650 mm	59	0
1986	35.6 °C1 January 1986	2.0 °C11 July 1986	19.4 °C	718 mm	60	0
1985	39.5 °C21 December 1985	0.0 °C25 June 1985	19.0 °C	926 mm	53	0
1984	37.9 °C15 December 1984	3.1 °C7 July 1984	18.8 °C	870 mm	37	0
1983	34.9 °C11 January 1983	2.5 °C13 June 1983	19.3 °C	1,141 mm	54	0
1982	37.8 °C18 February 1982	1.8 °C20 June 1982	19.0 °C	685 mm	45	0
1981	40.0 °C7 December 1981	1.7 °C12 July 1981	19.3 °C	931 mm	53	0
1980	39.2 °C19 January 1980	2.0 °C8 July 1980	19.8 °C	882 mm	74	0
1979	40.5 °C11 December 1979	3.7 °C2 July 1979	19.6 °C	614 mm	61	0
1978	39.1 °C11 January 1978	2.6 °C13 July 1978	19.0 °C	964 mm	51	0
1977	38.1 °C18 January 1977	0.7 °C2 August 1977	19.3 °C	693 mm	45	0
1976	37.1 °C28 December 1976	3.5 °C13 August 1976	18.9 °C	1,026 mm	43	0
1975	35.8 °C26 November 1975	4.1 °C11 July 1975	18.7 °C	901 mm	34	0
1974	36.9 °C20 December 1974	3.2 °C13 July 1974	18.1 °C	1,324 mm	29	0
1973	36.7 °C22 December 1973	4.7 °C6 June 1973	19.6 °C	996 mm	51	0
1972	41.4 °C24 December 1972	2.6 °C10 July 1972	18.8 °C	1,508 mm	38	0
1971	37.8 °C31 December 1971	0.6 °C27 June 1971	18.9 °C	879 mm	37	0
1970	35.8 °C21 January 1970	1.9 °C17 July 1970	18.7 °C	952 mm	41	0
1969	36.5 °C2 December 1969	5.5 °C29 July 1969	19.4 °C	692 mm	50	0
1968	40.7 °C19 November 1968	2.4 °C27 July 1968	19.4 °C	576 mm	74	0
1967	37.7 °C31 December 1967	2.9 °C4 August 1967	19.0 °C	1,061 mm	38	0
1966	37.1 °C15 February 1966	3.6 °C27 July 1966	18.8 °C	757 mm	47	0
1965	37.6 °C11 January 1965	2.2 °C12 July 1965	19.2 °C	757 mm	50	0
1964	37.2 °C8 January 1964	2.1 °C13 August 1964	19.5 °C	627 mm	56	0
1963	33.9 °C15 February 1963	3.2 °C19 July 1963	18.9 °C	777 mm	33	0
1962	36.3 °C11 February 1962	3.2 °C23 August 1962	18.9 °C	958 mm	40	0
1961	36.2 °C29 December 1961	3.2 °C23 June 1961	19.0 °C	736 mm	42	0
1960	38.5 °C2 February 1960	2.8 °C6 July 1960	18.9 °C	460 mm	37	0
1959	35.7 °C13 December 1959	4.9 °C2 August 1959	18.7 °C	1,032 mm	27	0
1958	40.7 °C31 October 1958	3.3 °C25 July 1958	19.4 °C	777 mm	56	0
1957	37.8 °C11 October 1957	2.0 °C23 July 1957	19.7 °C	402 mm	72	0
1956	37.7 °C31 December 1956	2.3 °C28 August 1956	19.0 °C	1,427 mm	49	0
1955	35.3 °C16 February 1955	2.1 °C3 August 1955	19.5 °C	754 mm	49	0
1954	33.7 °C19 March 1954	3.6 °C10 June 1954	19.2 °C	1,078 mm	31	0
1953	37.1 °C25 December 1953	1.5 °C18 August 1953	19.2 °C	606 mm	49	0
1952	41.9 °C1 February 1952	2.0 °C7 July 1952	19.6 °C	511 mm	73	0
1951	36.7 °C7 December 1951	0.1 °C22 July 1951	18.6 °C	460 mm	50	0
1950	34.9 °C20 January 1950	4.1 °C2 July 1950	18.9 °C	1,125 mm	30	0
1949	36.1 °C16 February 1949	2.3 °C25 June 1949	18.8 °C	840 mm	55	0
1948	37.5 °C11 October 1948	2.0 °C8 July 1948	18.8 °C	501 mm	51	0
1947	33.1 °C2 November 1947	2.3 °C26 July 1947	18.4 °C	706 mm	32	0
1946	38.1 °C3 February 1946	1.6 °C20 July 1946	19.0 °C	531 mm	63	0
1945	36.6 °C30 November 1945	2.9 °C3 August 1945	19.3 °C	592 mm	62	0
1944	42.2 °C20 November 1944	3.1 °C22 July 1944	19.0 °C	451 mm	63	0
1943	38.6 °C14 January 1943	0.9 °C26 June 1943	18.5 °C	616 mm	50	0
1942	40.5 °C6 January 1942	3.6 °C12 August 1942	18.7 °C	1,499 mm	36	0
1941	36.5 °C26 January 1941	2.9 °C9 July 1941	18.4 °C	1,143 mm	30	0
1940	39.5 °C30 January 1940	5.5 °C12 August 1940	19.4 °C	683 mm	58	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.2 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

68 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1330 mm

+492 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.9 °C	+0.6 °C	105 mm	-3 mm
Feb	29.7 °C	+0.9 °C	39 mm	-82 mm
Mar	27.6 °C	-0.1 °C	567 mm	+472 mm
Apr	26.4 °C	+0.8 °C	69 mm	+16 mm
May	24.0 °C	+1.3 °C	80 mm	+25 mm
Jun	20.7 °C	+0.4 °C	43 mm	-0 mm
Jul	21.1 °C	+1.1 °C	40 mm	+2 mm
Aug	21.6 °C	+0.1 °C	56 mm	+25 mm
Sep	25.1 °C	+1.1 °C	11 mm	-21 mm
Oct	29.2 °C	+3.1 °C	56 mm	-15 mm
Nov	29.2 °C	+1.5 °C	194 mm	+107 mm
Dec	29.9 °C	+0.9 °C	70 mm	-33 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.1 °C

27 Oct 2025

Coldest day

1.8 °C

13 Jun 2025

Wettest day

245.6 mm

9 Mar 2025

Windiest day

31.3 km/h

7 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

79.2 km/h

7 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.1 °C

22 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.7 °C

13 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

30 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Forest Lake?

Forest Lake has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 838 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Forest Lake?

The hottest day measured in Forest Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1944, reaching 42.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Forest Lake?

The coldest day measured in Forest Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, at -0.7 °C.

Does it snow in Forest Lake?

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

Has the climate of Forest Lake warmed?

Yes: Forest Lake warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Forest Lake?

The wettest day measured in Forest Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2025, with 246 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Forest Lake?

The windiest day measured in Forest Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Forest Lake?

The warmest month in Forest Lake is January (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Forest Lake?

Forest Lake receives on average 838 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Forest Lake?

Forest Lake gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Forest Lake?

Yes: Forest Lake has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Forest Lake?

In Forest Lake, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 22 February 2004, and the lowest was -4.6 °C on 20 July 2007.

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