Warwick climate — normals and trends
Warwick (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 607 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Warwick averages 5 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Warwick has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 1 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 11 February 2017) and the coldest -4.6 °C (on 8 July 1990).
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
WarwickQueensland
- coords
- -28.22°, 152.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
607mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.007
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
40.4 °C
11 February 2017
Coldest day
-4.6 °C
8 July 1990
Wettest day
167 mm
27 January 2013
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
20 February 1954
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
21 February 1954
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
11 February 2017
Coldest feels-like
-8.3 °C
13 July 2002
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
4 July 1984
Sunniest day
13.8 h
24 December 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 | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 25.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 227 mm | +173 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 60 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 16.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 39 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 16.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 43 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 17.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 34 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 25 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +4.5 °C | 26 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 166 mm | +91 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 34 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Warwick?
Warwick has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 607 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Warwick?
The hottest day measured in Warwick between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2017, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Warwick?
The coldest day measured in Warwick between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1990, at -4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Warwick?
Almost never: Warwick sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Warwick warmed?
Yes: Warwick warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Warwick?
The wettest day measured in Warwick between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2013, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Warwick?
The windiest day measured in Warwick between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Warwick?
The warmest month in Warwick is January (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Warwick?
Warwick receives on average 607 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Warwick?
Warwick gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Warwick?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Warwick between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1984, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Warwick?
Yes: Warwick has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Warwick?
In Warwick, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 11 February 2017, and the lowest was -8.3 °C on 13 July 2002.
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