Toowoomba climate — normals and trends
Toowoomba (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 709 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Toowoomba averages 1 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Toowoomba has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 0 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 26 January 1940) and the coldest -3.8 °C (on 20 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
ToowoombaQueensland
- coords
- -27.56°, 151.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
12.6°C
Annual rainfall
709mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
48 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
11.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
41.2 °C
26 January 1940
Coldest day
-3.8 °C
20 July 2007
Wettest day
167 mm
27 January 2013
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
20 February 1954
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
20 February 1954
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
26 January 1940
Coldest feels-like
-7.7 °C
20 July 2007
Sunniest day
13.7 h
30 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 83 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -77 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 306 mm | +237 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 69 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 64 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 30 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 18.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 39 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 31 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 198 mm | +112 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 61 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Toowoomba?
Toowoomba has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 709 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Toowoomba?
The hottest day measured in Toowoomba between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1940, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Toowoomba?
The coldest day measured in Toowoomba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, at -3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Toowoomba?
Almost never: Toowoomba sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Toowoomba warmed?
Yes: Toowoomba warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Toowoomba?
The wettest day measured in Toowoomba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2013, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Toowoomba?
The windiest day measured in Toowoomba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Toowoomba?
The warmest month in Toowoomba is January (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Toowoomba?
Toowoomba receives on average 709 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Toowoomba?
Toowoomba gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Toowoomba?
Yes: Toowoomba has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Toowoomba?
In Toowoomba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 26 January 1940, and the lowest was -7.7 °C on 20 July 2007.
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