Mount Barker climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mount Barker?

Mount Barker has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 459 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mount Barker?

The hottest day measured in Mount Barker between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2019, reaching 45.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mount Barker?

The coldest day measured in Mount Barker between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1944, at -1.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mount Barker?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mount Barker warmed?

Yes: Mount Barker warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mount Barker?

The wettest day measured in Mount Barker between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1963, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mount Barker?

The windiest day measured in Mount Barker between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1973, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mount Barker?

The warmest month in Mount Barker is January (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mount Barker?

Mount Barker receives on average 459 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mount Barker?

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

Mount Barker (Australia) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 459 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Mount Barker averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.

Mount Barker has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.4 °C (on 24 January 2019) and the coldest -1.5 °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

Mount BarkerSouth Australia

coords: -35.07°, 138.87°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsbWarm-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJulyDriest monthMarch

Mean daily temperature

14.8°C

Average daily high

19.8°C

Average daily low

10.2°C

Annual rainfall

459mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

19.1km/h

Seasonal range

11.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

35 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

88 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

18.0 °C

Average feels-like low

7.8 °C

Average peak gust

42.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

9 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.5 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · 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

45.4 °C

24 January 2019

Coldest day

-1.5 °C

16 August 1944

Wettest day

68 mm

2 January 1963

Windiest day

50.1 km/h

1 September 1973

Strongest gust

107.6 km/h

9 May 2016

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

24 January 2019

Coldest feels-like

-4.7 °C

5 August 2020

Snowiest day

0.5 cm

2 July 1968

Sunniest day

14.1 h

16 December 2014

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	41.2 °C12 February 2025	1.9 °C31 July 2025	15.2 °C	409 mm	48	0
2024	39.2 °C23 January 2024	0.7 °C17 September 2024	15.2 °C	337 mm	40	0
2023	39.2 °C10 November 2023	2.0 °C17 July 2023	14.6 °C	468 mm	23	0
2022	39.3 °C27 December 2022	1.4 °C10 July 2022	14.5 °C	660 mm	29	0
2021	41.0 °C24 January 2021	0.9 °C27 August 2021	14.4 °C	437 mm	28	0
2020	41.1 °C30 January 2020	-0.8 °C5 August 2020	14.5 °C	439 mm	30	1
2019	45.4 °C24 January 2019	1.0 °C23 June 2019	15.3 °C	328 mm	55	0
2018	40.6 °C19 January 2018	1.4 °C27 June 2018	15.3 °C	339 mm	47	0
2017	39.4 °C8 February 2017	1.6 °C4 June 2017	15.1 °C	434 mm	45	0
2016	38.0 °C25 December 2016	2.1 °C25 August 2016	14.8 °C	676 mm	33	0
2015	41.0 °C2 January 2015	0.7 °C20 July 2015	15.1 °C	346 mm	48	0
2014	42.2 °C2 February 2014	0.6 °C4 August 2014	15.5 °C	378 mm	37	0
2013	42.2 °C4 January 2013	3.2 °C8 August 2013	15.6 °C	506 mm	41	0
2012	39.0 °C1 January 2012	1.2 °C1 August 2012	14.9 °C	368 mm	39	0
2011	40.2 °C30 January 2011	-0.9 °C22 July 2011	14.9 °C	425 mm	30	1
2010	40.4 °C10 January 2010	1.5 °C5 July 2010	14.8 °C	556 mm	32	0
2009	43.1 °C28 January 2009	2.3 °C7 July 2009	15.6 °C	449 mm	49	0
2008	39.9 °C10 January 2008	-0.2 °C28 July 2008	14.9 °C	359 mm	38	1
2007	40.2 °C31 December 2007	-0.3 °C16 June 2007	15.6 °C	420 mm	46	1
2006	41.2 °C21 January 2006	-1.0 °C15 June 2006	14.8 °C	294 mm	43	1
2005	39.9 °C30 December 2005	1.7 °C18 July 2005	15.0 °C	521 mm	29	0
2004	42.1 °C14 February 2004	2.0 °C15 August 2004	14.8 °C	432 mm	37	0
2003	41.8 °C25 January 2003	1.3 °C19 August 2003	14.5 °C	459 mm	34	0
2002	38.7 °C21 December 2002	1.4 °C11 September 2002	14.7 °C	375 mm	29	0
2001	42.0 °C13 January 2001	1.8 °C1 July 2001	14.6 °C	443 mm	37	0
2000	39.9 °C2 February 2000	1.8 °C13 June 2000	15.2 °C	507 mm	43	0
1999	39.5 °C10 January 1999	0.1 °C2 August 1999	14.8 °C	439 mm	37	0
1998	39.1 °C11 December 1998	1.2 °C13 July 1998	14.4 °C	443 mm	35	0
1997	39.1 °C19 February 1997	0.5 °C5 July 1997	14.5 °C	469 mm	35	0
1996	41.2 °C14 January 1996	1.5 °C27 September 1996	14.2 °C	588 mm	28	0
1995	37.4 °C24 February 1995	2.0 °C9 August 1995	14.5 °C	480 mm	30	0
1994	41.2 °C25 January 1994	0.1 °C10 August 1994	14.9 °C	323 mm	42	0
1993	40.1 °C3 February 1993	2.5 °C26 June 1993	15.2 °C	414 mm	33	0
1992	36.4 °C19 January 1992	1.6 °C24 August 1992	14.2 °C	804 mm	16	0
1991	40.1 °C2 January 1991	3.2 °C23 July 1991	15.0 °C	509 mm	31	0
1990	37.4 °C23 January 1990	2.7 °C19 June 1990	15.2 °C	435 mm	33	0
1989	37.9 °C1 March 1989	1.7 °C17 July 1989	15.1 °C	461 mm	40	0
1988	38.3 °C7 January 1988	2.9 °C24 August 1988	15.3 °C	494 mm	37	0
1987	38.1 °C14 December 1987	1.9 °C20 July 1987	14.6 °C	477 mm	25	0
1986	40.3 °C6 March 1986	1.3 °C26 July 1986	14.3 °C	489 mm	28	0
1985	39.0 °C13 January 1985	1.9 °C10 August 1985	14.7 °C	445 mm	27	0
1984	35.8 °C6 March 1984	2.1 °C20 July 1984	14.5 °C	420 mm	28	0
1983	40.6 °C7 February 1983	0.9 °C27 June 1983	14.8 °C	588 mm	33	0
1982	42.3 °C23 January 1982	0.8 °C20 July 1982	15.3 °C	290 mm	44	0
1981	40.8 °C15 February 1981	1.9 °C29 August 1981	15.2 °C	574 mm	35	0
1980	40.8 °C20 February 1980	2.2 °C24 July 1980	15.3 °C	424 mm	31	0
1979	39.1 °C4 January 1979	1.8 °C1 September 1979	14.9 °C	627 mm	36	0
1978	37.1 °C10 March 1978	0.2 °C9 July 1978	14.4 °C	507 mm	23	0
1977	38.6 °C9 January 1977	2.1 °C30 July 1977	14.8 °C	418 mm	37	0
1976	38.7 °C30 December 1976	2.4 °C20 July 1976	14.4 °C	354 mm	31	0
1975	39.4 °C11 December 1975	1.7 °C22 June 1975	14.6 °C	485 mm	34	0
1974	34.9 °C25 January 1974	2.2 °C15 June 1974	14.3 °C	751 mm	26	0
1973	40.0 °C2 January 1973	1.2 °C18 June 1973	14.8 °C	656 mm	30	0
1972	39.6 °C21 December 1972	1.5 °C22 June 1972	14.7 °C	507 mm	32	0
1971	38.5 °C17 February 1971	2.5 °C4 September 1971	14.6 °C	619 mm	35	0
1970	40.4 °C8 February 1970	2.9 °C7 August 1970	14.5 °C	413 mm	35	0
1969	39.1 °C21 January 1969	1.5 °C6 June 1969	14.4 °C	403 mm	30	0
1968	41.4 °C31 January 1968	1.0 °C16 August 1968	14.7 °C	753 mm	38	0
1967	39.5 °C6 February 1967	1.7 °C8 August 1967	15.0 °C	265 mm	30	0
1966	37.2 °C26 January 1966	1.0 °C16 July 1966	14.6 °C	559 mm	41	0
1965	39.5 °C21 February 1965	1.3 °C18 July 1965	15.3 °C	415 mm	40	0
1964	37.6 °C30 January 1964	-0.4 °C11 June 1964	14.3 °C	644 mm	24	1
1963	37.0 °C12 February 1963	2.0 °C6 August 1963	15.0 °C	505 mm	31	0
1962	40.1 °C30 November 1962	1.6 °C22 August 1962	15.0 °C	548 mm	35	0
1961	38.9 °C25 January 1961	2.0 °C21 July 1961	15.5 °C	390 mm	46	0
1960	41.0 °C2 January 1960	0.7 °C7 August 1960	14.4 °C	497 mm	43	0
1959	39.7 °C17 January 1959	2.3 °C4 July 1959	15.3 °C	275 mm	45	0
1958	36.6 °C9 January 1958	-0.7 °C10 July 1958	14.5 °C	388 mm	25	1
1957	38.7 °C18 December 1957	2.7 °C22 July 1957	15.1 °C	327 mm	30	0
1956	36.8 °C8 January 1956	3.3 °C23 June 1956	14.6 °C	659 mm	20	0
1955	41.2 °C2 January 1955	2.4 °C1 July 1955	15.0 °C	534 mm	25	0
1954	36.5 °C15 January 1954	2.1 °C15 August 1954	14.8 °C	353 mm	31	0
1953	38.5 °C19 December 1953	2.4 °C2 July 1953	14.9 °C	453 mm	42	0
1952	37.4 °C23 January 1952	0.8 °C14 July 1952	14.1 °C	391 mm	25	0
1951	39.3 °C31 January 1951	1.9 °C1 July 1951	15.2 °C	397 mm	49	0
1950	38.9 °C7 December 1950	1.5 °C24 July 1950	15.4 °C	258 mm	44	0
1949	37.2 °C27 December 1949	2.6 °C24 August 1949	13.9 °C	437 mm	14	0
1948	41.6 °C22 January 1948	2.0 °C14 July 1948	14.2 °C	510 mm	21	0
1947	39.3 °C20 January 1947	1.6 °C24 July 1947	14.5 °C	636 mm	41	0
1946	38.0 °C28 January 1946	1.4 °C19 August 1946	14.1 °C	444 mm	25	0
1945	39.8 °C8 January 1945	1.0 °C16 July 1945	14.0 °C	468 mm	29	0
1944	41.1 °C6 February 1944	-1.5 °C16 August 1944	14.4 °C	388 mm	51	2
1943	38.7 °C16 February 1943	0.3 °C21 August 1943	13.8 °C	383 mm	36	0
1942	40.1 °C3 January 1942	0.6 °C30 July 1942	14.2 °C	369 mm	28	0
1941	38.2 °C14 January 1941	0.9 °C8 August 1941	14.4 °C	304 mm	42	0
1940	40.8 °C14 February 1940	1.9 °C10 September 1940	15.1 °C	242 mm	44	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.6 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

48 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

409 mm

-51 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.4 °C	+1.3 °C	5 mm	-15 mm
Feb	28.9 °C	+2.1 °C	3 mm	-19 mm
Mar	27.8 °C	+3.4 °C	9 mm	-10 mm
Apr	22.7 °C	+2.3 °C	12 mm	-20 mm
May	18.2 °C	+1.8 °C	18 mm	-28 mm
Jun	13.8 °C	+0.2 °C	53 mm	+2 mm
Jul	12.9 °C	+0.1 °C	86 mm	+25 mm
Aug	14.1 °C	+0.3 °C	57 mm	-4 mm
Sep	16.5 °C	+0.3 °C	40 mm	-11 mm
Oct	19.6 °C	+0.4 °C	60 mm	+20 mm
Nov	19.5 °C	-2.9 °C	55 mm	+25 mm
Dec	25.6 °C	+0.7 °C	10 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.2 °C

12 Feb 2025

Coldest day

1.9 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

27.0 mm

25 Jul 2025

Windiest day

40.1 km/h

26 May 2025

Strongest gust

94.0 km/h

26 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

12 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.0 °C

19 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

8 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mount Barker?

Mount Barker has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 459 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mount Barker?

The hottest day measured in Mount Barker between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2019, reaching 45.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mount Barker?

The coldest day measured in Mount Barker between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1944, at -1.5 °C.

Does it snow in Mount Barker?

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

Has the climate of Mount Barker warmed?

Yes: Mount Barker warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mount Barker?

The wettest day measured in Mount Barker between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1963, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mount Barker?

The windiest day measured in Mount Barker between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1973, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mount Barker?

The warmest month in Mount Barker is January (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Mount Barker?

Mount Barker receives on average 459 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mount Barker?

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

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mount Barker?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mount Barker between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1968, with 0.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Mount Barker?

Yes: Mount Barker has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mount Barker?

In Mount Barker, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 24 January 2019, and the lowest was -4.7 °C on 5 August 2020.

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