Bombala (Therry Street) is a weather station located 705 m above sea level, 0 km from Bombala. Its records go back to 1886: 26 years of temperature are available up to 2025, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Over the whole series (26 years) the annual mean temperature there is 11.9 °C; the 1961–1990 and 1991–2020 reference periods are not documented well enough for a comparison. The warmest year of the series is 2009 (13.2 °C) and the coldest 1984 (10.3 °C). The last complete year, 2023, ranks 5 out of 26, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.34 °C per decade. The station ranks 8 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1886
The first ten years of the series (1972–1986) average 11.1 °C; the last ten (2009–2023) average 12.4 °C, a difference of +1.3 °C. All of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999; the warmest is 2009 (13.2 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 12.4 °C (2018) and bottoms out at 12.3 °C (2012).
Annual rainfall since 1886
On average 621 mm of rain falls per year over the 125 documented years. The wettest year, 2022, received 1025 mm; the driest, 1965, only 333 mm, which is 3.1 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (607 mm per year) is 35 mm (5.5 %) below the 1961–1990 one (642 mm). Over 1991–2020, November is on average the wettest month (71 mm) and May the driest (32 mm). Between 2006 and 2025, 13 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 | – | 19.3 °C | – | 57 mm | 55 mm | −2 mm |
| February | – | – | – | 54 mm | 64 mm | +10 mm |
| March | 15.4 °C | – | – | 68 mm | 56 mm | −12 mm |
| April | – | – | – | 50 mm | 40 mm | −10 mm |
| May | 8.5 °C | – | – | 47 mm | 32 mm | −15 mm |
| June | – | – | – | 48 mm | 62 mm | +14 mm |
| July | 4.9 °C | 5.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | 45 mm | +5 mm |
| August | 6.2 °C | 6.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | 32 mm | −11 mm |
| September | 8.5 °C | 9.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 45 mm | 39 mm | −6 mm |
| October | 11.3 °C | 12.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 56 mm | 55 mm | −1 mm |
| November | 13.7 °C | 15.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | 71 mm | −12 mm |
| December | – | – | – | 51 mm | 56 mm | +5 mm |
For rainfall, the largest difference is in June (+14 mm) and the smallest in May (−15 mm).
Records at Bombala (Therry Street)
- Warmest year: 13.2 °C, in 2009
- Coldest year: 10.3 °C, in 1984
- Driest year: 333 mm, in 1965
- Wettest year: 1025 mm, in 2022
- Warmest month: 22.5 °C, in January 2019
- Coldest month: 3.5 °C, in July 1971
- Wettest month: 390 mm, in February 1971
- Hottest day: 41.5 °C, on 31 January 2020
- Coldest day: −10.0 °C, on 28 June 1967
- Heaviest rain in one day: 249.4 mm, on 6 February 1971
2.9 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 51.5 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.34 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +2.2 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.15 °C per decade: the station ranks 8 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 6 months out of 8 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.5 °C. The highest departure was in September 2026 (+2.4 °C); the lowest, in November 2025 (−0.7 °C). The last twelve months add up to 454 mm of rain, which is 75 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (607 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 12.2 °C | −0.1 °C | 30 mm | 55 mm |
| November 2024 | – | – | 34 mm | 71 mm |
| December 2024 | – | – | 46 mm | 56 mm |
| January 2025 | – | – | 120 mm | 55 mm |
| February 2025 | – | – | 84 mm | 64 mm |
| March 2025 | – | – | 68 mm | 56 mm |
| April 2025 | – | – | 106 mm | 40 mm |
| May 2025 | 10.0 °C | – | 33 mm | 32 mm |
| June 2025 | 5.5 °C | – | 34 mm | 62 mm |
| July 2025 | 5.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 69 mm | 45 mm |
| August 2025 | 7.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 29 mm | 32 mm |
| September 2025 | 10.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 9 mm | 39 mm |
| October 2025 | 13.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 22 mm | 55 mm |
| November 2025 | 14.4 °C | −0.7 °C | 62 mm | 71 mm |
| December 2025 | – | – | 25 mm | 56 mm |
| January 2026 | 19.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 63 mm | 55 mm |
| February 2026 | 18.5 °C | – | 90 mm | 64 mm |
| March 2026 | 17.3 °C | – | 102 mm | 56 mm |
| April 2026 | 13.2 °C | – | 4 mm | 40 mm |
| May 2026 | 11.1 °C | – | 35 mm | 32 mm |
| June 2026 | 7.9 °C | – | 14 mm | 62 mm |
| July 2026 | – | – | 10 mm | 45 mm |
| August 2026 | – | – | 12 mm | 32 mm |
| September 2026 | 11.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 15 mm | 39 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 Bombala (Therry Street) 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 Bombala (Therry Street)?
Over the whole series (26 years), the annual mean temperature at Bombala (Therry Street) is 11.9 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Bombala (Therry Street)?
Since records began in 1886, the warmest year at Bombala (Therry Street) is 2009, at 13.2 °C on average. The coldest is 1984 (10.3 °C).
Is the climate at Bombala (Therry Street) getting warmer?
Yes: at Bombala (Therry Street), the annual mean temperature rises by 0.34 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +2.2 °C in total. 10 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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