Kirwan climate — normals and trends
Kirwan (Australia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 861 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Kirwan averages 0 frost days, 109 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Kirwan has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 13 February 1969) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 5 July 1990).
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
KirwanQueensland
- coords
- -19.30°, 146.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
861mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
109 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
42.9 °C
13 February 1969
Coldest day
6.1 °C
5 July 1990
Wettest day
374 mm
2 February 2025
Windiest day
65.7 km/h
3 February 2011
Strongest gust
153.4 km/h
2 February 2011
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
7 January 1994
Coldest feels-like
2.7 °C
2 June 2000
Sunniest day
12.9 h
8 December 2022
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 | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 216 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 1355 mm | +1138 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 528 mm | +387 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 34 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 32.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 58 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 200 mm | +101 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kirwan?
Kirwan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kirwan?
The hottest day measured in Kirwan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1969, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kirwan?
The coldest day measured in Kirwan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1990, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kirwan?
Almost never: Kirwan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kirwan warmed?
Yes: Kirwan warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kirwan?
The wettest day measured in Kirwan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 2025, with 374 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kirwan?
The windiest day measured in Kirwan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2011, with winds reaching 65.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kirwan?
The warmest month in Kirwan is January (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kirwan?
Kirwan receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kirwan?
Kirwan gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kirwan?
Yes: Kirwan has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kirwan?
In Kirwan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 7 January 1994, and the lowest was 2.7 °C on 2 June 2000.
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