Butlers Gorge is a weather station located 667 m above sea level. Its records go back to 1942: 67 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 8.2 °C, barely higher than over 1961–1990 (8.0 °C): a difference of 0.2 °C. The warmest year of the series is 1988 (8.9 °C) and the coldest 1946 (6.7 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 57 out of 67, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.06 °C per decade. The station ranks 212 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1942
The first ten years of the series (1946–1957) average 7.2 °C; the last ten (2015–2025) average 8.4 °C, a difference of +1.1 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 4 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1988 (8.9 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 8.5 °C (2018) and bottoms out at 7.2 °C (1953).
Annual rainfall since 1942
On average 1668 mm of rain falls per year over the 65 documented years. The wettest year, 1968, received 2282 mm; the driest, 1963, only 1088 mm, which is 2.1 times less. Over 1961–1990, September is on average the wettest month (180 mm) and February the driest (73 mm). Between 1987 and 2024, 7 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 | 12.3 °C | 13.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 98 mm | – | – |
| February | 12.9 °C | 12.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 73 mm | – | – |
| March | 10.8 °C | 10.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 96 mm | – | – |
| April | 8.3 °C | 8.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 135 mm | – | – |
| May | 6.2 °C | 6.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 158 mm | – | – |
| June | 4.4 °C | 4.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 143 mm | – | – |
| July | 3.8 °C | 4.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 176 mm | – | – |
| August | 4.1 °C | 4.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 155 mm | – | – |
| September | 5.8 °C | 5.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 180 mm | – | – |
| October | 7.3 °C | 7.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 158 mm | – | – |
| November | 9.4 °C | 9.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 132 mm | – | – |
| December | 10.8 °C | 11.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 127 mm | – | – |
The largest temperature change is in January (+0.7 °C) and the smallest in February (0.0 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.2 °C, and 10 months out of twelve are warmer than before.
Records at Butlers Gorge
- Warmest year: 8.9 °C, in 1988
- Coldest year: 6.7 °C, in 1946
- Driest year: 1088 mm, in 1963
- Wettest year: 2282 mm, in 1968
- Warmest month: 15.6 °C, in January 2022
- Coldest month: 2.2 °C, in June 2007
- Wettest month: 567 mm, in October 1988
- Hottest day: 34.2 °C, on 19 January 1959
- Coldest day: −12.7 °C, on 30 June 1983
- Heaviest rain in one day: 131.6 mm, on 23 April 1960
2.2 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 46.9 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.06 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +0.4 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.13 °C per decade: the station ranks 212 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 22 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 7 months out of 14 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is −0.2 °C. The highest departure was in November 2024 (+1.0 °C); the lowest, in November 2025 (−2.1 °C).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 8.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 142 mm | – |
| November 2024 | 10.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 104 mm | – |
| December 2024 | 12.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 146 mm | – |
| February 2025 | 12.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 36 mm | – |
| March 2025 | 11.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 66 mm | – |
| April 2025 | 8.8 °C | +0.4 °C | – | – |
| May 2025 | 6.1 °C | −0.3 °C | 92 mm | – |
| June 2025 | 4.2 °C | −0.4 °C | 70 mm | – |
| July 2025 | 4.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 125 mm | – |
| August 2025 | 4.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 132 mm | – |
| September 2025 | 5.3 °C | −0.6 °C | 306 mm | – |
| October 2025 | 6.3 °C | −1.2 °C | 220 mm | – |
| November 2025 | 7.7 °C | −2.1 °C | 217 mm | – |
| December 2025 | 9.6 °C | −1.7 °C | 194 mm | – |
| January 2026 | – | – | 33 mm | – |
| February 2026 | – | – | 71 mm | – |
| March 2026 | – | – | 60 mm | – |
| May 2026 | – | – | 90 mm | – |
| June 2026 | – | – | 66 mm | – |
| July 2026 | – | – | 217 mm | – |
| August 2026 | – | – | 88 mm | – |
| September 2026 | – | – | 156 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 Butlers Gorge 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 Butlers Gorge?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Butlers Gorge is 8.2 °C. It was 8.0 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.2 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Butlers Gorge?
Since records began in 1942, the warmest year at Butlers Gorge is 1988, at 8.9 °C on average. The coldest is 1946 (6.7 °C).
Is the climate at Butlers Gorge getting warmer?
Yes: at Butlers Gorge, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.06 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +0.4 °C in total. 4 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
Neighbouring stations