Goulburn climate — normals and trends
Goulburn (Australia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 650 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 (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Goulburn averages 19 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Goulburn has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 1 February 2020) and the coldest -5.3 °C (on 21 July 1982).
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
GoulburnNew South Wales
- coords
- -34.75°, 149.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.7°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
650mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.4 cm
Average feels-like high
16.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
43.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
39.0 °C
1 February 2020
Coldest day
-5.3 °C
21 July 1982
Wettest day
100 mm
21 June 1975
Windiest day
56.4 km/h
6 November 1994
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
6 November 1994
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
31 January 2020
Coldest feels-like
-9.2 °C
27 July 1986
Snowiest day
8.1 cm
27 August 2001
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 82 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 25.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 74 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 24.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 37 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 34 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 69 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 11.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 26 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 10.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 97 mm | +62 mm |
| Aug | 12.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 79 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 20.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 39 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 21.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Goulburn?
Goulburn has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 650 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Goulburn?
The hottest day measured in Goulburn between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2020, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Goulburn?
The coldest day measured in Goulburn between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1982, at -5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Goulburn?
Yes. Goulburn gets on average 1.4 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Goulburn warmed?
Yes: Goulburn warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Goulburn?
The wettest day measured in Goulburn between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1975, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Goulburn?
The windiest day measured in Goulburn between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1994, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Goulburn?
The warmest month in Goulburn is January (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Goulburn?
Goulburn receives on average 650 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Goulburn?
Goulburn gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Goulburn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Goulburn between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2001, with 8.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Goulburn?
Yes: Goulburn has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Goulburn?
In Goulburn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 31 January 2020, and the lowest was -9.2 °C on 27 July 1986.
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