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Manjimup: weather history since 1916

Manjimup is a weather station located 287 m above sea level, 1 km from Manjimup. Its records go back to 1916: 54 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 15.5 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (15.2 °C): a difference of 0.3 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2024 (16.7 °C) and the coldest 1960 (13.1 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 4 out of 54, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.16 °C per decade. The station ranks 156 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.

Annual mean temperature since 1916

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Mean temperature of the year   10-year running mean   1961–1990 normal (15.2 °C)   1991–2020 normal (15.5 °C)

The first ten years of the series (1957–1973) average 14.8 °C; the last ten (2015–2025) average 15.8 °C, a difference of +1.0 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 9 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2024 (16.7 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 15.9 °C (2019) and bottoms out at 14.8 °C (1964).

Annual rainfall since 1916

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Rainfall of the year   Series average (980 mm)

On average 980 mm of rain falls per year over the 103 documented years. The wettest year, 1917, received 1761 mm; the driest, 2010, only 551 mm, which is 3.2 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (873 mm per year) is 100 mm (10.3 %) below the 1961–1990 one (973 mm). Over 1991–2020, July is on average the wettest month (153 mm) and February the driest (13 mm). Between 2003 and 2024, 4 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.

Monthly temperature and rainfall normals, 1961–1990 and 1991–2020
MonthTemp. 1961–1990Temp. 1991–2020DifferenceRain 1961–1990Rain 1991–2020Difference
January20.5 °C20.5 °C0.0 °C22 mm19 mm−3 mm
February20.6 °C20.7 °C+0.1 °C21 mm13 mm−8 mm
March18.8 °C19.2 °C+0.4 °C26 mm28 mm+2 mm
April16.1 °C16.7 °C+0.6 °C66 mm47 mm−19 mm
May13.5 °C13.9 °C+0.4 °C120 mm112 mm−8 mm
June11.5 °C11.7 °C+0.2 °C158 mm124 mm−34 mm
July10.5 °C10.8 °C+0.3 °C176 mm153 mm−23 mm
August10.8 °C11.3 °C+0.5 °C141 mm140 mm−1 mm
September12.1 °C12.2 °C+0.1 °C96 mm106 mm+10 mm
October13.6 °C14.2 °C+0.6 °C75 mm59 mm−16 mm
November15.9 °C16.6 °C+0.7 °C51 mm44 mm−7 mm
December18.6 °C18.8 °C+0.2 °C21 mm28 mm+7 mm

The largest temperature change is in November (+0.7 °C) and the smallest in January (0.0 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.3 °C, and 11 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in September (+10 mm) and the smallest in June (−34 mm).

Records at Manjimup

  • Warmest year: 16.7 °C, in 2024
  • Coldest year: 13.1 °C, in 1960
  • Driest year: 551 mm, in 2010
  • Wettest year: 1761 mm, in 1917
  • Warmest month: 23.5 °C, in February 1985
  • Coldest month: 8.1 °C, in July 1960
  • Wettest month: 332 mm, in June 1917
  • Hottest day: 42.8 °C, on 1 February 2024
  • Coldest day: −0.6 °C, on 5 May 1960
  • Heaviest rain in one day: 89.2 mm, on 26 March 1965

3.6 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 43.4 °C.

Temperature trend over 1961–2025

The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.16 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +1.0 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.03 °C per decade: the station ranks 156 out of 227.

The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal

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Warmer than the 1991–2020 normal   Cooler than the 1991–2020 normal

Over the last 22 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 17 months out of 22 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.6 °C. The highest departure was in January 2025 (+2.5 °C); the lowest, in April 2026 (−1.2 °C). The last twelve months add up to 768 mm of rain, which is 88 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (873 mm).

Temperature and rainfall of recent months, compared with the 1991–2020 normals
MonthTemperatureDeparture from normalRainNormal rain
October 202415.8 °C+1.6 °C64 mm59 mm
November 202416.7 °C+0.1 °C66 mm44 mm
December 202420.0 °C+1.2 °C9 mm28 mm
January 202523.0 °C+2.5 °C–19 mm
February 202521.7 °C+1.0 °C9 mm13 mm
March 202521.3 °C+2.1 °C53 mm28 mm
May 202514.6 °C+0.7 °C83 mm112 mm
June 202512.7 °C+1.0 °C156 mm124 mm
July 202510.4 °C−0.4 °C229 mm153 mm
August 202511.5 °C+0.2 °C163 mm140 mm
September 202513.0 °C+0.8 °C132 mm106 mm
October 202514.4 °C+0.2 °C48 mm59 mm
November 202515.9 °C−0.7 °C74 mm44 mm
December 202520.0 °C+1.2 °C3 mm28 mm
January 202620.7 °C+0.2 °C6 mm19 mm
February 202620.9 °C+0.2 °C1 mm13 mm
April 202615.5 °C−1.2 °C55 mm47 mm
May 202613.6 °C−0.3 °C99 mm112 mm
June 202611.1 °C−0.6 °C140 mm124 mm
July 202611.3 °C+0.5 °C53 mm153 mm
August 202611.9 °C+0.6 °C102 mm140 mm
September 202613.9 °C+1.7 °C55 mm106 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 Manjimup 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 Manjimup?

Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Manjimup is 15.5 °C. It was 15.2 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.3 °C.

What is the warmest year ever measured at Manjimup?

Since records began in 1916, the warmest year at Manjimup is 2024, at 16.7 °C on average. The coldest is 1960 (13.1 °C).

Is the climate at Manjimup getting warmer?

Yes: at Manjimup, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.16 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.0 °C in total. 9 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.

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