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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
CAPE WILLOUGHBY
An extended list of climate statistics recorded is provided below. There is also a summary table for printing with the commonly requested statistics and a map showing the location of this site. Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of suitable data.
Note: Many statistics are updated quarterly and recent weather events may not be represented in the statistics below. For more current information on recent extreme values, please refer to the corresponding Daily rainfall, Maximum temperature and Minimum temperature data tables for this site, and our Australian Climate and Weather Extremes Monitoring System. Missing observations associated with the observer being unavailable (where observations are undertaken manually), a failure in the observing equipment, or when an event has produced suspect data may result in an extreme event not being recorded.Site details
| Site name: CAPE WILLOUGHBY | Site number: 022803 | Commenced: 1881 | Map | |
| Latitude: 35.84° S | Longitude: 138.13° E | Elevation: 55 m | Operational status: Open | |
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 21.8 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 19.2 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 16.0 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 18.2 | 57 | 1967 2025 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 42.2 | 39.3 | 38.5 | 32.7 | 26.0 | 23.1 | 21.2 | 22.1 | 27.5 | 33.7 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 42.2 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Date | 14 Jan 2014 | 14 Feb 2004 | 01 Mar 2019 | 03 Apr 1992 | 04 May 2002 | 07 Jun 2005 | 29 Jul 1975 | 30 Aug 2007 | 30 Sep 2023 | 31 Oct 1987 | 24 Nov 1982 | 31 Dec 2007 | 14 Jan 2014 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 14.6 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 9.3 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 1970 | 21 Feb 1993 | 31 Mar 1999 | 28 Apr 1999 | 26 May 1987 | 26 Jun 1978 | 15 Jul 1984 | 12 Aug 1989 | 26 Sep 1970 | 07 Oct 2005 | 02 Nov 1974 | 09 Dec 1968 | 15 Jul 1984 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 29.5 | 28.8 | 26.6 | 23.7 | 20.0 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 20.1 | 23.3 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 16.0 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 57 | 1967 2025 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 6.1 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1970 | 08 Feb 1985 | 25 Mar 1984 | 11 Apr 1996 | 26 May 1995 | 03 Jun 1985 | 22 Jul 1979 | 21 Aug 1991 | 15 Sep 1970 | 01 Oct 1968 | 13 Nov 1991 | 05 Dec 2013 | 15 Sep 1970 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 27.3 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 22.3 | 19.5 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 27.3 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1991 | 03 Feb 1993 | 01 Mar 1989 | 16 Apr 2025 | 08 May 2002 | 08 Jun 2005 | 28 Jul 1975 | 29 Aug 1982 | 27 Sep 1987 | 31 Oct 1987 | 10 Nov 2009 | 12 Dec 1998 | 03 Jan 1991 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 57 | 1967 2025 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 18.4 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 57 | 1967 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean rainfall (mm) | 18.7 | 18.1 | 20.8 | 38.6 | 60.6 | 75.1 | 80.8 | 73.3 | 56.0 | 40.8 | 27.9 | 22.9 | 533.4 | 144 | 1881 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 214.9 | 188.7 | 110.9 | 134.3 | 147.8 | 260.2 | 241.6 | 154.6 | 162.6 | 122.3 | 138.9 | 85.0 | 892.9 | 144 | 1881 2025 |
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| Date | 1946 | 1946 | 1906 | 1907 | 1883 | 1955 | 1910 | 1985 | 2016 | 1992 | 1906 | 1959 | 1946 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 25.3 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 332.8 | 144 | 1881 2025 |
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| Date | 1932 | 2024 | 1994 | 1923 | 2024 | 1967 | 2020 | 1928 | 1951 | 2006 | 1922 | 1904 | 1914 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 9.9 | 27.0 | 35.7 | 45.2 | 34.8 | 24.9 | 14.0 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 145 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 10.6 | 9.0 | 15.6 | 34.5 | 59.0 | 71.9 | 75.5 | 71.4 | 53.4 | 37.3 | 24.0 | 19.2 | 145 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 40.9 | 43.0 | 46.6 | 71.8 | 99.1 | 115.9 | 121.9 | 110.1 | 93.0 | 73.9 | 52.6 | 43.5 | 145 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 125.7 | 76.2 | 66.0 | 74.7 | 59.2 | 96.5 | 46.2 | 40.4 | 43.4 | 50.4 | 101.6 | 59.4 | 125.7 | 137 | 1881 2025 |
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| Date | 18 Jan 1946 | 07 Feb 1911 | 07 Mar 1910 | 06 Apr 1907 | 13 May 1884 | 17 Jun 1955 | 17 Jul 1958 | 21 Aug 1998 | 11 Sep 1958 | 19 Oct 2000 | 19 Nov 1906 | 27 Dec 1896 | 18 Jan 1946 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 135.5 | 138 | 1881 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 90.7 | 137 | 1881 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 137 | 1881 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 137 | 1881 2025 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 578 | 577 | 546 | 508 | 550 | 628 | 650 | 627 | 597 | 576 | 571 | 564 | 581 | 18 | 2004 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 113 | 100 | 100 | 137 | 128 | 113 | 139 | 124 | 117 | 111 | 117 | 102 | 139 | 21 | 2000 2025 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 2016 | 05 Feb 2021 | 01 Mar 2012 | 02 Apr 2008 | 29 May 2007 | 22 Jun 2014 | 12 Jul 2016 | 30 Aug 2005 | 04 Sep 2010 | 15 Oct 2016 | 19 Nov 2009 | 14 Dec 2010 | 12 Jul 2016 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 25.3 | 21.4 | 16.9 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 15.1 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 16.2 | 19 | 2007 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 37.0 | 37 | 1967 2005 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 13.6 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 187.6 | 37 | 1967 2005 |
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| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 18.1 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 17.0 | 15.2 | 42 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 40 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.5 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 41 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 41 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 37 | 1967 2005 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 25.3 | 25.3 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 27.6 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 26.3 | 42 | 1967 2010 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 19.7 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 18.7 | 16.5 | 42 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.8 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 40 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.5 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 41 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 65 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 41 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 37 | 1967 2005 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 26.0 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 25.3 | 28.0 | 29.8 | 29.7 | 27.8 | 26.2 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 41 | 1967 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0034 Prepared at Wed 24 Sep 2025 23:51:46 PM AEST
Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of data. The number of years (provided in the 2nd last column of the table) may differ between elements if the observing program at the site changed. More detailed data for individual sites can be obtained by contacting the Bureau.
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- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0034_022803.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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