Mackay climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mackay?

Mackay has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,049 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mackay between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1990, reaching 34.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mackay?

The coldest day measured in Mackay between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1965, at 9.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mackay?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mackay warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Mackay?

The wettest day measured in Mackay between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2017, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mackay?

The windiest day measured in Mackay between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2017, with winds reaching 67.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mackay?

The warmest month in Mackay is January (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mackay?

Mackay receives on average 1,049 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mackay?

Mackay gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mackay (Australia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,049 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Mackay averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.

Mackay has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 5 February 1990) and the coldest 9.4 °C (on 19 July 1965).

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

MackayQueensland

coords: -21.15°, 149.17°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

22.7°C

Average daily high

24.7°C

Average daily low

20.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,049mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

21.7km/h

Seasonal range

8.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

5 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

123 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.2 °C

Average feels-like low

21.5 °C

Average peak gust

35.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

228 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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

34.0 °C

5 February 1990

Coldest day

9.4 °C

19 July 1965

Wettest day

266 mm

28 March 2017

Windiest day

67.3 km/h

28 March 2017

Strongest gust

128.2 km/h

21 March 2010

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

30 December 1984

Coldest feels-like

3.7 °C

9 July 1983

Sunniest day

13.3 h

16 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.7 °C17 January 2025	11.4 °C3 July 2025	23.5 °C	1,320 mm	20
2024	31.1 °C29 January 2024	10.5 °C18 July 2024	23.4 °C	1,304 mm	11
2023	31.3 °C2 February 2023	12.9 °C24 July 2023	23.3 °C	1,729 mm	5
2022	32.9 °C4 January 2022	10.8 °C11 June 2022	23.2 °C	1,102 mm	19
2021	31.2 °C22 February 2021	11.6 °C22 July 2021	23.3 °C	1,173 mm	2
2020	31.3 °C14 February 2020	11.7 °C17 July 2020	23.2 °C	1,077 mm	13
2019	31.2 °C3 December 2019	11.2 °C22 June 2019	22.8 °C	1,437 mm	3
2018	32.0 °C26 November 2018	11.7 °C19 June 2018	23.1 °C	1,200 mm	14
2017	33.1 °C14 February 2017	13.2 °C8 June 2017	23.4 °C	1,768 mm	5
2016	31.8 °C3 February 2016	12.3 °C4 August 2016	23.6 °C	1,067 mm	10
2015	31.7 °C25 January 2015	11.3 °C18 July 2015	23.1 °C	770 mm	10
2014	30.8 °C4 January 2014	10.7 °C20 July 2014	22.7 °C	1,221 mm	4
2013	32.4 °C2 February 2013	13.0 °C24 June 2013	23.0 °C	1,253 mm	5
2012	31.1 °C7 February 2012	10.2 °C4 July 2012	22.3 °C	1,272 mm	2
2011	29.8 °C23 March 2011	11.5 °C11 July 2011	22.2 °C	1,538 mm	0
2010	30.2 °C19 January 2010	12.3 °C13 August 2010	23.0 °C	2,092 mm	2
2009	30.0 °C15 February 2009	11.3 °C17 July 2009	22.9 °C	1,291 mm	1
2008	30.9 °C14 December 2008	10.8 °C29 July 2008	22.5 °C	1,324 mm	7
2007	31.4 °C12 March 2007	9.7 °C20 July 2007	22.4 °C	1,375 mm	2
2006	30.7 °C7 January 2006	13.0 °C19 July 2006	22.7 °C	851 mm	3
2005	34.0 °C18 December 2005	11.3 °C13 August 2005	23.4 °C	894 mm	14
2004	32.2 °C31 January 2004	10.5 °C20 July 2004	23.2 °C	774 mm	13
2003	30.2 °C2 November 2003	9.8 °C1 August 2003	23.1 °C	991 mm	1
2002	32.2 °C9 February 2002	10.7 °C30 June 2002	23.1 °C	448 mm	19
2001	32.1 °C27 December 2001	12.0 °C9 July 2001	23.0 °C	554 mm	10
2000	29.6 °C1 January 2000	10.2 °C2 June 2000	22.1 °C	1,420 mm	0
1999	30.4 °C13 January 1999	12.2 °C25 July 1999	22.3 °C	1,115 mm	4
1998	30.4 °C21 February 1998	10.9 °C1 August 1998	23.6 °C	1,165 mm	8
1997	29.7 °C25 December 1997	11.5 °C29 June 1997	22.6 °C	895 mm	0
1996	30.6 °C11 January 1996	10.8 °C16 July 1996	22.8 °C	1,071 mm	4
1995	33.9 °C20 December 1995	10.4 °C8 August 1995	23.0 °C	746 mm	9
1994	32.3 °C19 January 1994	11.5 °C10 August 1994	22.3 °C	500 mm	8
1993	30.4 °C24 December 1993	12.2 °C5 August 1993	22.6 °C	634 mm	4
1992	31.8 °C14 January 1992	11.5 °C28 June 1992	22.8 °C	444 mm	14
1991	30.0 °C9 February 1991	11.4 °C18 July 1991	22.6 °C	1,182 mm	2
1990	34.0 °C5 February 1990	10.5 °C5 July 1990	22.5 °C	1,493 mm	11
1989	30.2 °C28 December 1989	9.8 °C21 July 1989	22.1 °C	1,245 mm	1
1988	30.0 °C18 January 1988	12.0 °C10 August 1988	22.7 °C	1,371 mm	2
1987	31.3 °C22 January 1987	11.7 °C15 July 1987	22.9 °C	647 mm	5
1986	30.0 °C1 January 1986	11.1 °C25 June 1986	23.0 °C	824 mm	2
1985	30.8 °C1 January 1985	10.1 °C19 July 1985	22.4 °C	1,054 mm	6
1984	32.1 °C30 December 1984	9.6 °C4 July 1984	22.4 °C	641 mm	2
1983	31.7 °C11 January 1983	9.4 °C9 July 1983	22.8 °C	985 mm	3
1982	31.2 °C11 December 1982	11.1 °C23 June 1982	22.3 °C	594 mm	7
1981	31.1 °C26 December 1981	11.9 °C25 June 1981	22.6 °C	1,066 mm	12
1980	31.7 °C16 January 1980	11.9 °C10 July 1980	22.8 °C	782 mm	5
1979	29.7 °C5 March 1979	11.2 °C30 July 1979	22.5 °C	1,598 mm	0
1978	30.8 °C7 February 1978	11.2 °C13 July 1978	22.4 °C	956 mm	5
1977	30.7 °C19 January 1977	10.5 °C11 June 1977	22.2 °C	1,051 mm	2
1976	30.5 °C24 December 1976	11.5 °C21 June 1976	22.4 °C	1,362 mm	2
1975	29.8 °C18 January 1975	11.5 °C14 June 1975	22.7 °C	1,400 mm	0
1974	31.3 °C27 November 1974	11.3 °C9 July 1974	22.1 °C	1,382 mm	4
1973	29.8 °C29 November 1973	12.9 °C19 July 1973	23.1 °C	1,425 mm	0
1972	30.3 °C25 January 1972	11.6 °C10 July 1972	22.1 °C	981 mm	3
1971	31.3 °C20 January 1971	10.7 °C24 July 1971	22.7 °C	1,082 mm	16
1970	31.0 °C2 January 1970	12.3 °C13 July 1970	22.8 °C	1,009 mm	7
1969	32.4 °C12 February 1969	12.3 °C23 July 1969	22.7 °C	658 mm	5
1968	29.9 °C1 January 1968	10.3 °C24 July 1968	22.4 °C	971 mm	0
1967	32.5 °C29 January 1967	11.0 °C7 July 1967	22.1 °C	1,091 mm	3
1966	30.6 °C16 February 1966	11.6 °C19 July 1966	22.4 °C	669 mm	2
1965	29.2 °C29 January 1965	9.4 °C19 July 1965	22.3 °C	741 mm	0
1964	32.3 °C17 December 1964	12.8 °C3 August 1964	23.0 °C	715 mm	5
1963	31.9 °C6 January 1963	10.9 °C15 July 1963	22.1 °C	1,233 mm	3
1962	30.4 °C2 March 1962	12.7 °C4 August 1962	22.6 °C	688 mm	1
1961	29.1 °C28 December 1961	10.9 °C23 June 1961	21.8 °C	685 mm	0
1960	30.3 °C4 December 1960	10.3 °C13 July 1960	22.2 °C	946 mm	1
1959	29.7 °C30 December 1959	10.7 °C26 July 1959	22.3 °C	1,304 mm	0
1958	30.5 °C3 February 1958	11.5 °C1 July 1958	22.9 °C	1,429 mm	5
1957	29.9 °C16 February 1957	11.7 °C3 July 1957	22.5 °C	751 mm	0
1956	30.8 °C1 January 1956	10.6 °C2 July 1956	22.2 °C	1,786 mm	5
1955	30.6 °C6 March 1955	11.3 °C2 August 1955	22.4 °C	1,342 mm	3
1954	31.6 °C20 February 1954	11.4 °C13 August 1954	22.2 °C	1,141 mm	2
1953	28.9 °C26 December 1953	11.6 °C6 August 1953	22.4 °C	649 mm	0
1952	30.4 °C12 December 1952	12.1 °C1 July 1952	22.7 °C	636 mm	1
1951	29.3 °C21 December 1951	10.5 °C22 July 1951	22.2 °C	776 mm	0
1950	31.6 °C19 January 1950	12.4 °C19 June 1950	22.3 °C	1,524 mm	2
1949	29.7 °C17 February 1949	10.7 °C23 June 1949	22.1 °C	728 mm	0
1948	29.5 °C7 February 1948	11.7 °C20 July 1948	22.4 °C	553 mm	0
1947	31.4 °C24 January 1947	12.1 °C26 August 1947	22.4 °C	602 mm	3
1946	30.4 °C25 March 1946	10.9 °C20 July 1946	22.4 °C	923 mm	2
1945	30.2 °C13 February 1945	10.7 °C17 July 1945	22.5 °C	669 mm	1
1944	30.2 °C17 January 1944	12.9 °C20 July 1944	22.3 °C	715 mm	2
1943	30.0 °C16 January 1943	11.9 °C25 June 1943	22.5 °C	868 mm	1
1942	29.8 °C20 February 1942	11.4 °C31 July 1942	22.6 °C	1,533 mm	0
1941	31.5 °C27 January 1941	11.3 °C5 June 1941	22.4 °C	861 mm	3
1940	30.9 °C27 January 1940	12.7 °C20 July 1940	22.3 °C	1,056 mm	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.6 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

20 d/yr

+15

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1320 mm

+271 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.9 °C	+1.1 °C	244 mm	+49 mm
Feb	27.6 °C	-0.1 °C	414 mm	+195 mm
Mar	27.8 °C	+0.8 °C	258 mm	+84 mm
Apr	26.4 °C	+1.0 °C	62 mm	-27 mm
May	23.9 °C	+0.5 °C	106 mm	+45 mm
Jun	21.5 °C	+0.1 °C	62 mm	+20 mm
Jul	21.8 °C	+1.2 °C	19 mm	-13 mm
Aug	22.0 °C	+0.7 °C	22 mm	+2 mm
Sep	23.8 °C	+0.8 °C	11 mm	-5 mm
Oct	26.6 °C	+1.7 °C	22 mm	-8 mm
Nov	28.5 °C	+2.1 °C	28 mm	-32 mm
Dec	28.2 °C	+0.8 °C	73 mm	-39 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.7 °C

17 Jan 2025

Coldest day

11.4 °C

3 Jul 2025

Wettest day

67.2 mm

30 Jan 2025

Windiest day

39.2 km/h

10 May 2025

Strongest gust

62.6 km/h

21 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.1 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.9 °C

3 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

21 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mackay?

Mackay has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,049 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mackay?

The hottest day measured in Mackay between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1990, reaching 34.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mackay?

The coldest day measured in Mackay between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1965, at 9.4 °C.

Does it snow in Mackay?

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

Has the climate of Mackay warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Mackay?

The wettest day measured in Mackay between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2017, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mackay?

The windiest day measured in Mackay between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2017, with winds reaching 67.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mackay?

The warmest month in Mackay is January (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Mackay?

Mackay receives on average 1,049 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mackay?

Mackay gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mackay?

Yes: Mackay has on average 228 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mackay?

In Mackay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 30 December 1984, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 9 July 1983.

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