Albany is a weather station located 68 m above sea level, 5 km from McKail. Its records go back to 1910: 108 years of temperature are available up to 2025, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 15.6 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (15.2 °C): a difference of 0.3 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2025 (16.4 °C) and the coldest 1960 (14.0 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 1 out of 108, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.12 °C per decade. The station ranks 199 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1910
The first ten years of the series (1910–1920) average 14.9 °C; the last ten (2016–2025) average 15.8 °C, a difference of +0.9 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 9 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2025 (16.4 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 15.8 °C (2020) and bottoms out at 14.6 °C (1931).
Annual rainfall since 1910
On average 795 mm of rain falls per year over the 51 documented years. The wettest year, 2005, received 985 mm; the driest, 2018, only 597 mm, which is 1.6 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (769 mm per year) is 42 mm (5.2 %) below the 1961–1990 one (811 mm). Over 1991–2020, August is on average the wettest month (115 mm) and January the driest (18 mm). Between 1996 and 2023, 10 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.2 °C | 19.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 28 mm | 18 mm | −10 mm |
| February | 19.5 °C | 19.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 25 mm | 20 mm | −5 mm |
| March | 18.7 °C | 18.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 28 mm | 40 mm | +12 mm |
| April | 16.3 °C | 16.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | 56 mm | −8 mm |
| May | 14.1 °C | 14.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 102 mm | 73 mm | −29 mm |
| June | 12.2 °C | 12.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 103 mm | 105 mm | +2 mm |
| July | 11.5 °C | 11.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 126 mm | 111 mm | −15 mm |
| August | 11.6 °C | 12.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 104 mm | 115 mm | +11 mm |
| September | 12.6 °C | 12.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 81 mm | 93 mm | +12 mm |
| October | 13.8 °C | 14.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 80 mm | 59 mm | −21 mm |
| November | 15.6 °C | 16.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 46 mm | 47 mm | +1 mm |
| December | 17.8 °C | 17.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 24 mm | 32 mm | +8 mm |
The largest temperature change is in April (+0.6 °C) and the smallest in January (0.0 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.3 °C, and 10 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in March (+12 mm) and the smallest in May (−29 mm).
Records at Albany
- Warmest year: 16.4 °C, in 2025
- Coldest year: 14.0 °C, in 1960
- Driest year: 597 mm, in 2018
- Wettest year: 985 mm, in 2005
- Warmest month: 21.5 °C, in February 1961
- Coldest month: 9.8 °C, in August 1951
- Wettest month: 275 mm, in June 2023
- Hottest day: 49.5 °C, on 8 February 1933
- Coldest day: −1.4 °C, on 25 July 1943
- Heaviest rain in one day: 108.0 mm, on 2 April 2005
2.4 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 50.9 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.12 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +0.8 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.07 °C per decade: the station ranks 199 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 23 months (January 2024 to December 2025), 22 months out of 23 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.9 °C. The highest departure was in May 2024 (+2.2 °C); the lowest, in November 2025 (−0.3 °C).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 19.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 17 mm | 18 mm |
| March 2024 | 19.4 °C | +0.6 °C | – | 40 mm |
| April 2024 | 17.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 24 mm | 56 mm |
| May 2024 | 16.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 92 mm | 73 mm |
| June 2024 | 13.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 104 mm | 105 mm |
| July 2024 | 13.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 100 mm | 111 mm |
| August 2024 | 13.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 107 mm | 115 mm |
| September 2024 | 13.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 61 mm | 93 mm |
| October 2024 | 16.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | 59 mm |
| November 2024 | 16.7 °C | +0.6 °C | – | 47 mm |
| December 2024 | 18.9 °C | +1.1 °C | – | 32 mm |
| January 2025 | 21.3 °C | +2.1 °C | – | 18 mm |
| February 2025 | 21.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | 20 mm |
| March 2025 | 20.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 119 mm | 40 mm |
| April 2025 | 17.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 80 mm | 56 mm |
| May 2025 | 15.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 46 mm | 73 mm |
| June 2025 | 13.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | 105 mm |
| July 2025 | 11.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 187 mm | 111 mm |
| August 2025 | 12.2 °C | +0.1 °C | – | 115 mm |
| September 2025 | 13.3 °C | +0.4 °C | – | 93 mm |
| October 2025 | 15.1 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 59 mm |
| November 2025 | 15.8 °C | −0.3 °C | – | 47 mm |
| December 2025 | 18.6 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 32 mm |
Data source and licence
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology (ACORN-SAT) and NOAA NCEI (GHCN-Daily) (dataset “ACORN-SAT v2 daily (homogenised) + GHCN-Daily”), licence CC BY 4.0; Public domain (NOAA NCEI). Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Albany are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 227 stations in Australia: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Albany?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Albany is 15.6 °C. It was 15.2 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.3 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Albany?
Since records began in 1910, the warmest year at Albany is 2025, at 16.4 °C on average. The coldest is 1960 (14.0 °C).
Is the climate at Albany getting warmer?
Yes: at Albany, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.12 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +0.8 °C in total. 9 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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