Port Hedland climate — normals and trends
Port Hedland (Australia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 347 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 March (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Port Hedland averages 0 frost days, 170 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 27 rainy days per year.
Port Hedland has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 11 January 2008) and the coldest 10.6 °C (on 28 June 1955).
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
Port HedlandWestern Australia
- coords
- -20.31°, 118.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
347mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
25.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
170 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
27 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
273 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
43.3 °C
11 January 2008
Coldest day
10.6 °C
28 June 1955
Wettest day
327 mm
24 March 2019
Windiest day
104.0 km/h
8 December 1975
Strongest gust
157.7 km/h
8 December 1975
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
22 January 2001
Coldest feels-like
4.9 °C
28 June 1955
Sunniest day
12.9 h
22 December 1944
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 | 32.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 244 mm | +170 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 377 mm | +277 mm |
| Mar | 34.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 32.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | -2.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 33.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Port Hedland?
Port Hedland has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 347 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port Hedland?
The hottest day measured in Port Hedland between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2008, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Port Hedland?
The coldest day measured in Port Hedland between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1955, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Port Hedland?
Almost never: Port Hedland sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Port Hedland warmed?
Yes: Port Hedland warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Port Hedland?
The wettest day measured in Port Hedland between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2019, with 327 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Port Hedland?
The windiest day measured in Port Hedland between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1975, with winds reaching 104.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Port Hedland?
The warmest month in Port Hedland is March (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Port Hedland?
Port Hedland receives on average 347 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 27 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Port Hedland?
Port Hedland gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Port Hedland?
Yes: Port Hedland has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Port Hedland?
In Port Hedland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 22 January 2001, and the lowest was 4.9 °C on 28 June 1955.
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