Port Macquarie is a weather station located 4 m above sea level, 4 km from Port Macquarie. Its records go back to 1910: 104 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 18.1 °C, clearly higher than over 1961–1990 (17.1 °C): a difference of 0.9 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2024 (19.3 °C) and the coldest 1946 (15.7 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 2 out of 104, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.34 °C per decade. The station ranks 9 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 16.7 °C; the last ten (2016–2025) average 18.7 °C, a difference of +2.0 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 9 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2024 (19.3 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 18.7 °C (2025) and bottoms out at 16.4 °C (1949).
Annual rainfall since 1910
On average 1441 mm of rain falls per year over the 24 documented years. The wettest year, 2009, received 2336 mm; the driest, 2019, only 515 mm, which is 4.5 times less. Over 1991–2020, February is on average the wettest month (186 mm) and September the driest (58 mm). Between 2002 and 2021, 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 | 21.7 °C | 23.2 °C | +1.5 °C | – | 143 mm | – |
| February | 22.0 °C | 23.1 °C | +1.1 °C | – | 186 mm | – |
| March | 20.8 °C | 21.6 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 183 mm | – |
| April | 18.6 °C | 18.9 °C | +0.3 °C | – | 134 mm | – |
| May | 15.5 °C | 16.0 °C | +0.5 °C | – | 105 mm | – |
| June | 13.0 °C | 13.7 °C | +0.7 °C | – | 136 mm | – |
| July | 11.7 °C | 12.5 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 64 mm | – |
| August | 12.3 °C | 13.2 °C | +0.9 °C | – | 65 mm | – |
| September | 14.2 °C | 15.5 °C | +1.3 °C | – | 58 mm | – |
| October | 16.5 °C | 17.6 °C | +1.1 °C | – | 77 mm | – |
| November | 18.6 °C | 19.8 °C | +1.2 °C | – | 141 mm | – |
| December | 20.8 °C | 21.7 °C | +0.9 °C | – | 122 mm | – |
The largest temperature change is in January (+1.5 °C) and the smallest in April (+0.3 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.9 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before.
Records at Port Macquarie
- Warmest year: 19.3 °C, in 2024
- Coldest year: 15.7 °C, in 1946
- Driest year: 515 mm, in 2019
- Wettest year: 2336 mm, in 2009
- Warmest month: 25.7 °C, in January 2019
- Coldest month: 9.2 °C, in July 1943
- Wettest month: 581 mm, in February 2009
- Hottest day: 46.6 °C, on 12 February 2017
- Coldest day: −5.9 °C, on 5 August 1929
- Heaviest rain in one day: 202.0 mm, on 27 December 2017
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 52.5 °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 9 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (January 2024 to December 2025), 23 months out of 24 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +1.2 °C. The highest departure was in August 2024 (+3.2 °C); the lowest, in June 2025 (−0.2 °C).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 24.4 °C | +1.2 °C | – | 143 mm |
| February 2024 | 24.6 °C | +1.5 °C | – | 186 mm |
| March 2024 | 22.1 °C | +0.5 °C | – | 183 mm |
| April 2024 | 19.9 °C | +1.0 °C | – | 134 mm |
| May 2024 | 16.7 °C | +0.7 °C | – | 105 mm |
| June 2024 | 13.8 °C | +0.1 °C | – | 136 mm |
| July 2024 | 13.1 °C | +0.6 °C | – | 64 mm |
| August 2024 | 16.4 °C | +3.2 °C | – | 65 mm |
| September 2024 | 16.6 °C | +1.1 °C | – | 58 mm |
| October 2024 | 18.7 °C | +1.1 °C | – | 77 mm |
| November 2024 | 22.1 °C | +2.3 °C | – | 141 mm |
| December 2024 | 23.8 °C | +2.1 °C | – | 122 mm |
| January 2025 | 23.4 °C | +0.2 °C | – | 143 mm |
| February 2025 | 23.2 °C | +0.1 °C | – | 186 mm |
| March 2025 | 22.8 °C | +1.2 °C | – | 183 mm |
| April 2025 | 20.1 °C | +1.2 °C | – | 134 mm |
| May 2025 | 17.9 °C | +1.9 °C | – | 105 mm |
| June 2025 | 13.5 °C | −0.2 °C | – | 136 mm |
| July 2025 | 13.2 °C | +0.7 °C | – | 64 mm |
| August 2025 | 14.3 °C | +1.1 °C | – | 65 mm |
| September 2025 | 17.2 °C | +1.7 °C | – | 58 mm |
| October 2025 | 20.4 °C | +2.8 °C | – | 77 mm |
| November 2025 | 22.0 °C | +2.2 °C | – | 141 mm |
| December 2025 | 22.0 °C | +0.3 °C | – | 122 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 Port Macquarie 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 Port Macquarie?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Port Macquarie is 18.1 °C. It was 17.1 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.9 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Port Macquarie?
Since records began in 1910, the warmest year at Port Macquarie is 2024, at 19.3 °C on average. The coldest is 1946 (15.7 °C).
Is the climate at Port Macquarie getting warmer?
Yes: at Port Macquarie, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.34 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +2.2 °C in total. 9 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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