Bundaberg is a weather station located 31 m above sea level, 3 km from Svensson Heights. Its records go back to 1910: 103 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 21.9 °C, clearly higher than over 1961–1990 (21.1 °C): a difference of 0.7 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2019 (22.6 °C) and the coldest 1917 (20.2 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 5 out of 103, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.23 °C per decade. The station ranks 74 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1910
The first ten years of the series (1910–1919) average 21.0 °C; the last ten (2016–2025) average 22.2 °C, a difference of +1.2 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 8 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2019 (22.6 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 22.2 °C (2025) and bottoms out at 20.6 °C (1934).
Annual rainfall since 1910
On average 1008 mm of rain falls per year over the 59 documented years. The wettest year, 1971, received 1875 mm; the driest, 2019, only 322 mm, which is 5.8 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (938 mm per year) is 158 mm (14.4 %) below the 1961–1990 one (1096 mm). Over 1991–2020, February is on average the wettest month (162 mm) and July the driest (25 mm). Between 2006 and 2025, 9 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 | 25.4 °C | 26.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 209 mm | 144 mm | −65 mm |
| February | 25.4 °C | 26.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 140 mm | 162 mm | +22 mm |
| March | 24.5 °C | 25.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 134 mm | 105 mm | −29 mm |
| April | 22.3 °C | 22.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 69 mm | 45 mm | −24 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | 19.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 73 mm | 63 mm | −10 mm |
| June | 16.6 °C | 17.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 55 mm | 52 mm | −3 mm |
| July | 15.5 °C | 16.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 50 mm | 25 mm | −25 mm |
| August | 16.7 °C | 17.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 34 mm | 32 mm | −2 mm |
| September | 18.9 °C | 20.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 30 mm | 37 mm | +7 mm |
| October | 21.2 °C | 22.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 66 mm | 85 mm | +19 mm |
| November | 23.2 °C | 23.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 97 mm | 70 mm | −27 mm |
| December | 24.7 °C | 25.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 139 mm | 118 mm | −21 mm |
The largest temperature change is in July (+1.1 °C) and the smallest in May (+0.3 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.7 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in February (+22 mm) and the smallest in January (−65 mm).
Records at Bundaberg
- Warmest year: 22.6 °C, in 2019
- Coldest year: 20.2 °C, in 1917
- Driest year: 322 mm, in 2019
- Wettest year: 1875 mm, in 1971
- Warmest month: 27.6 °C, in January 2024
- Coldest month: 13.7 °C, in July 1965
- Wettest month: 729 mm, in February 1971
- Hottest day: 38.9 °C, on 19 December 1995
- Coldest day: −2.4 °C, on 16 July 1918
- Heaviest rain in one day: 258.0 mm, on 21 February 1992
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 41.3 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.23 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +1.5 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.04 °C per decade: the station ranks 74 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 11 months out of 15 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.6 °C. The highest departure was in October 2025 (+1.9 °C); the lowest, in June 2025 (−0.3 °C). The last twelve months add up to 996 mm of rain, which is 106 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (938 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 22.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 45 mm | 85 mm |
| November 2024 | 25.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | 70 mm |
| December 2024 | 26.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 302 mm | 118 mm |
| January 2025 | 26.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 201 mm | 144 mm |
| February 2025 | 26.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 41 mm | 162 mm |
| March 2025 | 26.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 263 mm | 105 mm |
| April 2025 | 23.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 72 mm | 45 mm |
| May 2025 | 20.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 58 mm | 63 mm |
| June 2025 | 17.1 °C | −0.3 °C | 15 mm | 52 mm |
| July 2025 | 16.4 °C | −0.2 °C | 19 mm | 25 mm |
| August 2025 | 17.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 39 mm | 32 mm |
| September 2025 | 20.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 24 mm | 37 mm |
| October 2025 | 23.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 55 mm | 85 mm |
| November 2025 | 25.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 212 mm | 70 mm |
| December 2025 | 25.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 166 mm | 118 mm |
| January 2026 | – | – | 87 mm | 144 mm |
| February 2026 | – | – | 143 mm | 162 mm |
| March 2026 | – | – | 243 mm | 105 mm |
| April 2026 | – | – | 9 mm | 45 mm |
| May 2026 | – | – | 33 mm | 63 mm |
| June 2026 | – | – | 14 mm | 52 mm |
| July 2026 | – | – | 7 mm | 25 mm |
| August 2026 | – | – | 10 mm | 32 mm |
| September 2026 | – | – | 17 mm | 37 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 Bundaberg 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 Bundaberg?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Bundaberg is 21.9 °C. It was 21.1 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.7 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Bundaberg?
Since records began in 1910, the warmest year at Bundaberg is 2019, at 22.6 °C on average. The coldest is 1917 (20.2 °C).
Is the climate at Bundaberg getting warmer?
Yes: at Bundaberg, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.23 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.5 °C in total. 8 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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