Morphett Vale climate — normals and trends
Morphett Vale (Australia) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 555 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Morphett Vale averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Morphett Vale has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 24 January 2019) and the coldest 2.7 °C (on 24 June 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
Morphett ValeSouth Australia
- coords
- -35.13°, 138.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
555mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
8.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
37.9 °C
24 January 2019
Coldest day
2.7 °C
24 June 1944
Wettest day
69 mm
18 February 1946
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
26 April 1971
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
5 September 2012
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
14 February 2004
Coldest feels-like
-1.5 °C
31 July 1962
Snowiest day
0.2 cm
2 July 1968
Sunniest day
14.1 h
20 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 25.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 16 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 38 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 13.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 92 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 13.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 122 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 13.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 86 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 15.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 43 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 57 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | -2.0 °C | 70 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | 22.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morphett Vale?
Morphett Vale has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 555 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morphett Vale?
The hottest day measured in Morphett Vale between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2019, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morphett Vale?
The coldest day measured in Morphett Vale between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1944, at 2.7 °C.
Does it snow in Morphett Vale?
Almost never: Morphett Vale sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Morphett Vale warmed?
Yes: Morphett Vale warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morphett Vale?
The wettest day measured in Morphett Vale between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morphett Vale?
The windiest day measured in Morphett Vale between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1971, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morphett Vale?
The warmest month in Morphett Vale is January (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Morphett Vale?
Morphett Vale receives on average 555 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morphett Vale?
Morphett Vale gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Morphett Vale?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Morphett Vale between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1968, with 0.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Morphett Vale?
Yes: Morphett Vale has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morphett Vale?
In Morphett Vale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 14 February 2004, and the lowest was -1.5 °C on 31 July 1962.
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