Gawler climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gawler?

Gawler has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 389 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gawler?

The hottest day measured in Gawler between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2019, reaching 46.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gawler?

The coldest day measured in Gawler between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1944, at -1.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gawler?

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

Q: Has the climate of Gawler warmed?

Yes: Gawler warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gawler?

The wettest day measured in Gawler between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1948, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gawler?

The windiest day measured in Gawler between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1955, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gawler?

The warmest month in Gawler is January (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gawler?

Gawler receives on average 389 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gawler?

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

Gawler (Australia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 389 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Gawler averages 0 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.

Gawler has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.2 °C (on 24 January 2019) and the coldest -1.9 °C (on 16 August 1944).

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

GawlerSouth Australia

coords: -34.60°, 138.75°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthMarch

Mean daily temperature

15.9°C

Average daily high

21.4°C

Average daily low

10.7°C

Annual rainfall

389mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

19.7km/h

Seasonal range

12.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

50 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

75 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

19.5 °C

Average feels-like low

8.2 °C

Average peak gust

39.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

15 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.4 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.004

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

46.2 °C

24 January 2019

Coldest day

-1.9 °C

16 August 1944

Wettest day

51 mm

23 February 1948

Windiest day

51.6 km/h

2 January 1955

Strongest gust

101.9 km/h

9 May 2016

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

24 January 2019

Coldest feels-like

-5.0 °C

16 August 1944

Sunniest day

14.0 h

16 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	42.1 °C12 February 2025	0.7 °C1 July 2025	16.3 °C	328 mm	67	0
2024	41.4 °C23 January 2024	-0.1 °C3 July 2024	16.5 °C	250 mm	60	1
2023	40.0 °C10 November 2023	1.5 °C17 July 2023	15.7 °C	399 mm	36	0
2022	40.0 °C27 December 2022	1.1 °C10 July 2022	15.5 °C	580 mm	44	0
2021	42.0 °C24 January 2021	0.3 °C27 August 2021	15.5 °C	358 mm	33	0
2020	42.6 °C30 January 2020	-0.5 °C5 August 2020	15.5 °C	394 mm	47	3
2019	46.2 °C24 January 2019	-0.4 °C23 June 2019	16.3 °C	269 mm	68	1
2018	42.5 °C19 January 2018	0.8 °C1 July 2018	16.4 °C	256 mm	66	0
2017	40.7 °C8 February 2017	-0.1 °C28 August 2017	16.2 °C	351 mm	61	1
2016	39.6 °C25 December 2016	1.7 °C16 July 2016	15.8 °C	616 mm	48	0
2015	41.8 °C2 January 2015	0.3 °C20 July 2015	16.1 °C	309 mm	59	0
2014	43.3 °C16 January 2014	0.1 °C4 August 2014	16.4 °C	353 mm	52	0
2013	43.5 °C4 January 2013	2.3 °C17 June 2013	16.6 °C	416 mm	58	0
2012	40.9 °C23 December 2012	0.8 °C1 August 2012	15.9 °C	297 mm	55	0
2011	41.9 °C31 January 2011	-0.1 °C22 July 2011	16.0 °C	384 mm	48	1
2010	41.4 °C11 January 2010	1.1 °C27 June 2010	15.8 °C	504 mm	54	0
2009	44.2 °C28 January 2009	1.5 °C7 July 2009	16.6 °C	393 mm	64	0
2008	41.3 °C10 January 2008	-0.9 °C28 July 2008	15.8 °C	332 mm	50	1
2007	41.4 °C31 December 2007	-0.6 °C15 June 2007	16.6 °C	429 mm	66	3
2006	42.8 °C21 January 2006	-0.5 °C15 June 2006	15.9 °C	226 mm	64	1
2005	41.7 °C30 December 2005	1.5 °C18 July 2005	15.9 °C	430 mm	46	0
2004	43.5 °C14 February 2004	0.8 °C18 July 2004	15.8 °C	397 mm	46	0
2003	43.6 °C25 January 2003	0.9 °C31 July 2003	15.7 °C	384 mm	53	0
2002	40.7 °C21 December 2002	0.5 °C11 September 2002	15.7 °C	298 mm	44	0
2001	43.0 °C13 January 2001	1.5 °C5 September 2001	15.6 °C	395 mm	48	0
2000	41.5 °C2 February 2000	1.5 °C11 August 2000	16.2 °C	439 mm	57	0
1999	40.9 °C10 January 1999	-0.5 °C4 August 1999	15.9 °C	356 mm	49	1
1998	40.2 °C11 December 1998	0.7 °C17 June 1998	15.4 °C	410 mm	47	0
1997	40.7 °C25 November 1997	0.3 °C20 July 1997	15.6 °C	411 mm	49	0
1996	41.8 °C14 January 1996	2.0 °C27 September 1996	15.2 °C	477 mm	44	0
1995	38.5 °C24 February 1995	-0.1 °C9 August 1995	15.5 °C	422 mm	47	1
1994	42.0 °C25 January 1994	-0.4 °C10 August 1994	15.8 °C	260 mm	53	1
1993	41.7 °C30 November 1993	1.0 °C4 August 1993	16.2 °C	342 mm	40	0
1992	39.2 °C17 February 1992	0.1 °C24 August 1992	15.2 °C	684 mm	29	0
1991	41.4 °C4 February 1991	2.3 °C23 July 1991	16.0 °C	447 mm	52	0
1990	39.3 °C2 January 1990	2.4 °C20 June 1990	16.2 °C	406 mm	56	0
1989	38.5 °C1 March 1989	1.1 °C3 June 1989	16.0 °C	436 mm	57	0
1988	39.4 °C7 January 1988	2.8 °C10 August 1988	16.4 °C	371 mm	48	0
1987	39.3 °C14 December 1987	1.6 °C1 September 1987	15.6 °C	410 mm	40	0
1986	41.0 °C6 March 1986	0.8 °C27 July 1986	15.3 °C	415 mm	40	0
1985	40.2 °C13 January 1985	1.9 °C10 July 1985	15.8 °C	375 mm	41	0
1984	37.5 °C24 December 1984	1.3 °C19 June 1984	15.4 °C	366 mm	36	0
1983	42.0 °C16 February 1983	0.8 °C27 June 1983	15.9 °C	490 mm	45	0
1982	43.4 °C23 January 1982	1.1 °C20 July 1982	16.3 °C	233 mm	62	0
1981	42.0 °C15 February 1981	0.5 °C28 August 1981	16.3 °C	482 mm	48	0
1980	41.9 °C20 February 1980	2.2 °C24 July 1980	16.3 °C	396 mm	47	0
1979	40.6 °C4 January 1979	1.4 °C1 September 1979	16.0 °C	535 mm	51	0
1978	38.9 °C10 March 1978	0.5 °C9 July 1978	15.4 °C	449 mm	40	0
1977	39.3 °C9 January 1977	1.5 °C30 July 1977	15.9 °C	340 mm	52	0
1976	40.6 °C30 December 1976	1.1 °C19 July 1976	15.5 °C	293 mm	47	0
1975	41.0 °C11 December 1975	0.9 °C21 June 1975	15.7 °C	415 mm	48	0
1974	36.3 °C14 December 1974	0.6 °C15 June 1974	15.2 °C	658 mm	39	0
1973	41.6 °C2 January 1973	0.7 °C16 June 1973	16.0 °C	530 mm	50	0
1972	41.4 °C21 December 1972	0.2 °C22 June 1972	15.8 °C	402 mm	45	0
1971	40.6 °C8 January 1971	2.4 °C4 September 1971	15.6 °C	541 mm	49	0
1970	41.6 °C8 February 1970	2.0 °C7 August 1970	15.5 °C	354 mm	51	0
1969	40.6 °C21 January 1969	0.9 °C15 August 1969	15.4 °C	374 mm	41	0
1968	42.9 °C31 January 1968	0.6 °C23 July 1968	15.6 °C	647 mm	54	0
1967	40.5 °C6 February 1967	1.0 °C7 August 1967	16.1 °C	187 mm	46	0
1966	39.9 °C26 January 1966	0.7 °C16 July 1966	15.6 °C	480 mm	58	0
1965	40.8 °C21 February 1965	0.9 °C18 July 1965	16.4 °C	344 mm	64	0
1964	40.0 °C6 January 1964	1.0 °C11 June 1964	15.3 °C	521 mm	38	0
1963	39.4 °C12 February 1963	1.4 °C14 July 1963	16.1 °C	430 mm	58	0
1962	41.6 °C30 November 1962	0.3 °C22 August 1962	16.1 °C	427 mm	53	0
1961	39.6 °C25 January 1961	1.4 °C4 August 1961	16.4 °C	328 mm	66	0
1960	42.9 °C2 January 1960	-0.4 °C24 June 1960	15.4 °C	376 mm	57	2
1959	41.4 °C17 January 1959	2.2 °C9 July 1959	16.4 °C	219 mm	62	0
1958	38.0 °C9 January 1958	-0.3 °C10 July 1958	15.6 °C	318 mm	38	1
1957	39.6 °C18 December 1957	1.5 °C22 July 1957	16.1 °C	250 mm	38	0
1956	38.3 °C8 January 1956	3.5 °C12 July 1956	15.6 °C	509 mm	39	0
1955	43.1 °C2 January 1955	2.7 °C1 July 1955	16.1 °C	478 mm	40	0
1954	37.9 °C25 December 1954	1.5 °C13 August 1954	15.8 °C	284 mm	41	0
1953	40.2 °C19 December 1953	1.0 °C10 July 1953	16.0 °C	397 mm	56	0
1952	40.0 °C23 January 1952	0.5 °C14 July 1952	15.1 °C	313 mm	39	0
1951	40.8 °C11 January 1951	1.5 °C22 August 1951	16.2 °C	356 mm	72	0
1950	40.9 °C7 December 1950	1.4 °C24 July 1950	16.5 °C	233 mm	65	0
1949	39.5 °C27 December 1949	1.9 °C13 August 1949	15.0 °C	350 mm	28	0
1948	42.8 °C22 January 1948	2.1 °C14 July 1948	15.3 °C	417 mm	37	0
1947	40.7 °C20 January 1947	1.0 °C24 July 1947	15.6 °C	532 mm	58	0
1946	40.1 °C28 January 1946	0.5 °C20 June 1946	15.2 °C	368 mm	42	0
1945	41.5 °C8 January 1945	0.9 °C9 July 1945	15.0 °C	400 mm	47	0
1944	42.2 °C29 December 1944	-1.9 °C16 August 1944	15.5 °C	319 mm	62	3
1943	39.8 °C16 February 1943	0.2 °C21 August 1943	15.0 °C	307 mm	55	0
1942	41.7 °C3 January 1942	-0.4 °C30 July 1942	15.4 °C	302 mm	43	2
1941	39.9 °C14 January 1941	0.7 °C8 August 1941	15.6 °C	259 mm	60	0
1940	41.7 °C14 February 1940	1.9 °C16 August 1940	16.2 °C	202 mm	63	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.3 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

67 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

328 mm

-61 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.5 °C	+1.4 °C	2 mm	-16 mm
Feb	30.9 °C	+2.1 °C	4 mm	-14 mm
Mar	29.8 °C	+3.6 °C	5 mm	-11 mm
Apr	24.3 °C	+2.3 °C	10 mm	-18 mm
May	19.7 °C	+1.9 °C	12 mm	-25 mm
Jun	15.0 °C	+0.2 °C	46 mm	+4 mm
Jul	14.0 °C	+0.1 °C	67 mm	+16 mm
Aug	15.0 °C	+0.2 °C	47 mm	-5 mm
Sep	17.9 °C	+0.5 °C	27 mm	-18 mm
Oct	21.6 °C	+0.7 °C	47 mm	+12 mm
Nov	21.4 °C	-2.9 °C	57 mm	+31 mm
Dec	27.7 °C	+0.9 °C	5 mm	-18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.1 °C

12 Feb 2025

Coldest day

0.7 °C

1 Jul 2025

Wettest day

22.3 mm

25 Jul 2025

Windiest day

42.3 km/h

26 May 2025

Strongest gust

88.6 km/h

26 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

3 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.9 °C

1 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

16 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gawler?

Gawler has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 389 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gawler?

The hottest day measured in Gawler between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2019, reaching 46.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gawler?

The coldest day measured in Gawler between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1944, at -1.9 °C.

Does it snow in Gawler?

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

Has the climate of Gawler warmed?

Yes: Gawler warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gawler?

The wettest day measured in Gawler between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1948, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gawler?

The windiest day measured in Gawler between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1955, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gawler?

The warmest month in Gawler is January (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Gawler?

Gawler receives on average 389 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gawler?

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

Are there tropical nights in Gawler?

Yes: Gawler has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gawler?

In Gawler, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 24 January 2019, and the lowest was -5.0 °C on 16 August 1944.

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