Port Macquarie climate — normals and trends
Port Macquarie (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,151 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 February (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Port Macquarie averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Port Macquarie 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 34.7 °C (on 20 November 1944) and the coldest 8.7 °C (on 12 June 1975).
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 MacquarieNew South Wales
- coords
- -31.43°, 152.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,151mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
29.0km/h
Seasonal range
7.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.4 °C
Average feels-like low
16.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
126 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
34.7 °C
20 November 1944
Coldest day
8.7 °C
12 June 1975
Wettest day
175 mm
11 March 1974
Windiest day
81.5 km/h
11 June 1945
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
11 June 1945
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
24 February 1997
Coldest feels-like
-0.1 °C
19 August 1996
Sunniest day
13.9 h
11 January 1940
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 | 24.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 399 mm | +296 mm |
| Feb | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 111 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 24.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 260 mm | +121 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 155 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 386 mm | +271 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 99 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 17.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 74 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 17.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 344 mm | +277 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 21.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 51 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 23 mm | -56 mm |
| Dec | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 46 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Port Macquarie?
Port Macquarie has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,151 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port Macquarie?
The hottest day measured in Port Macquarie between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1944, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Port Macquarie?
The coldest day measured in Port Macquarie between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1975, at 8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Port Macquarie?
Almost never: Port Macquarie sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Port Macquarie warmed?
Yes: Port Macquarie warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Port Macquarie?
The wettest day measured in Port Macquarie between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1974, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Port Macquarie?
The windiest day measured in Port Macquarie between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1945, with winds reaching 81.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Port Macquarie?
The warmest month in Port Macquarie is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Port Macquarie?
Port Macquarie receives on average 1,151 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Port Macquarie?
Port Macquarie gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Port Macquarie?
Yes: Port Macquarie has on average 126 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Port Macquarie?
In Port Macquarie, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 24 February 1997, and the lowest was -0.1 °C on 19 August 1996.
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