Wynyard Airport is a weather station located 12 m above sea level, 1 km from Wynyard. Its records go back to 1948: 36 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 12.2 °C; the 1961–1990 period is not documented well enough to compare. The warmest year of the series is 2016 (12.9 °C) and the coldest 1964 (11.1 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 13 out of 36, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.22 °C per decade. The station ranks 81 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1948
The first ten years of the series (1962–1999) average 11.7 °C; the last ten (2016–2025) average 12.6 °C, a difference of +0.9 °C. All of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999; the warmest is 2016 (12.9 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 12.6 °C (2025) and bottoms out at 11.8 °C (2000).
Annual rainfall since 1948
On average 968 mm of rain falls per year over the 49 documented years. The wettest year, 2016, received 1459 mm; the driest, 2006, only 515 mm, which is 2.8 times less. Over 1991–2020, July is on average the wettest month (121 mm) and February the driest (41 mm). Between 2002 and 2025, 7 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Records at Wynyard Airport
- Warmest year: 12.9 °C, in 2016
- Coldest year: 11.1 °C, in 1964
- Driest year: 515 mm, in 2006
- Wettest year: 1459 mm, in 2016
- Warmest month: 19.2 °C, in February 2007
- Coldest month: 6.7 °C, in June 2007
- Wettest month: 327 mm, in June 1947
- Hottest day: 35.1 °C, on 31 January 2009
- Coldest day: −4.0 °C, on 6 July 2024
- Heaviest rain in one day: 145.0 mm, on 22 March 1956
1.8 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 39.1 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.22 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +1.4 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.03 °C per decade: the station ranks 81 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 18 months out of 24 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.6 °C. The highest departure was in May 2026 (+2.3 °C); the lowest, in November 2025 (−1.2 °C). The last twelve months add up to 887 mm of rain, which is 94 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (940 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 12.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 57 mm | 77 mm |
| November 2024 | 14.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 81 mm | 68 mm |
| December 2024 | 15.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 70 mm | 66 mm |
| January 2025 | 17.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | 51 mm |
| February 2025 | 17.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | 41 mm |
| March 2025 | 16.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | 51 mm |
| April 2025 | 13.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | 63 mm |
| May 2025 | 10.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | 87 mm |
| June 2025 | 8.4 °C | −0.4 °C | 84 mm | 100 mm |
| July 2025 | 8.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 109 mm | 121 mm |
| August 2025 | 9.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | 113 mm |
| September 2025 | 10.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 130 mm | 102 mm |
| October 2025 | 11.1 °C | −0.2 °C | 125 mm | 77 mm |
| November 2025 | 12.1 °C | −1.2 °C | 74 mm | 68 mm |
| December 2025 | 13.8 °C | −1.1 °C | 24 mm | 66 mm |
| January 2026 | 17.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | 51 mm |
| February 2026 | 16.4 °C | −0.5 °C | 24 mm | 41 mm |
| March 2026 | 15.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 55 mm | 51 mm |
| April 2026 | 12.3 °C | −0.2 °C | 65 mm | 63 mm |
| May 2026 | 12.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 98 mm | 87 mm |
| June 2026 | 9.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 181 mm | 100 mm |
| July 2026 | 9.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 112 mm | 121 mm |
| August 2026 | 10.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 71 mm | 113 mm |
| September 2026 | 10.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 51 mm | 102 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 Wynyard Airport 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 Wynyard Airport?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Wynyard Airport is 12.2 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Wynyard Airport?
Since records began in 1948, the warmest year at Wynyard Airport is 2016, at 12.9 °C on average. The coldest is 1964 (11.1 °C).
Is the climate at Wynyard Airport getting warmer?
Yes: at Wynyard Airport, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.22 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.4 °C in total. 10 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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