Randwick climate — normals and trends
Randwick (Australia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 909 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Randwick averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Randwick has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 5 January 1946) and the coldest 7.2 °C (on 17 July 2007).
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
RandwickNew South Wales
- coords
- -33.91°, 151.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
909mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
27.2km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
33.4 °C
5 January 1946
Coldest day
7.2 °C
17 July 2007
Wettest day
139 mm
15 April 1969
Windiest day
78.8 km/h
21 June 1975
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
25 May 1974
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
18 January 2013
Coldest feels-like
-0.5 °C
18 July 2004
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 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 | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 135 mm | +54 mm |
| Feb | 23.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 67 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 152 mm | +62 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 122 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 185 mm | +98 mm |
| Jun | 16.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 23 mm | -74 mm |
| Jul | 16.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 137 mm | +80 mm |
| Aug | 16.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 260 mm | +196 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 83 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 29 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 22.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 27 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 65 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Randwick?
Randwick has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 909 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Randwick?
The hottest day measured in Randwick between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1946, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Randwick?
The coldest day measured in Randwick between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2007, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Randwick?
Almost never: Randwick sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Randwick warmed?
Yes: Randwick warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Randwick?
The wettest day measured in Randwick between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1969, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Randwick?
The windiest day measured in Randwick between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1975, with winds reaching 78.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Randwick?
The warmest month in Randwick is February (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Randwick?
Randwick receives on average 909 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Randwick?
Randwick gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Randwick?
Yes: Randwick has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Randwick?
In Randwick, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 18 January 2013, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 18 July 2004.
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