Australia in June 2025

In brief

• The national area-averaged mean temperature in June was 0.29 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
• Australia's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 0.79 °C above the 1961–1990 average. The national area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 0.21 °C below average.
• Mean maximum temperatures were above average for Tasmania, western and northern South Australia, much of Western Australia and parts of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. Maximum temperatures were below average for parts of central Northern Territory and northern Queensland.
• Mean minimum temperatures were above average for parts of southern Australia and northern Queensland and below average across parts of the east and north of the country.
• Australia's area-averaged June rainfall total was 36% below the 1961–1990 average.

• June rainfall was average or below average for most of Australia; it was above average for parts of northern Queensland, Victoria and eastern Tasmania.

 Further information and tables of records for each state and Territory are available in the individual regional climate summaries, published on 3 July 2025.

Temperatures

Australia's area-averaged mean temperature in June was 0.29 °C above the 1961–1990 average.

Australia's area-averaged mean maximum temperature in June was 0.79 °C above average. Area-averaged mean maximum temperatures for all states and territories except Victoria were above average. For Western Australia, June area-averaged mean maximum temperature was the seventh-warmest on record since national observations started in 1910.

Mean maximum temperatures were above to very much above average (in the highest 10% of all Junes since 1910) for Tasmania, western and northern South Australia, much of Western Australia and parts of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.

Maximum temperatures were below average for an area of central Northern Territory and parts of the Gulf Country in Queensland.

The national area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 0.21 °C below average. Area-averaged mean minimum temperatures for all states and territories were below average except for Western Australia and South Australia. For Queensland and the Northern Territory, the area-averaged mean minimum temperature was the lowest since 2012 and for New South Wales it was the lowest since 2006.

Due to clear skies, mean minimum temperatures were below to very much below average across large parts of northern Western Australia, central Northern Territory, western and central Queensland, and most of New South Wales and Victoria.

Mean minimum temperatures were above average for parts of southern Western Australia, western and southern South Australia and northern Queensland.

Rank ranges from 1 (lowest) to 116 (highest). A rank marked with ’=‘ indicates the value is tied for that rank. Anomaly is the departure from the long-term (1961–1990) average.

Rainfall

The national area-averaged June rainfall total was 36% below the 1961–1990 average.

Area-averaged rainfall was below average for all states and territories except Victoria.

June rainfall was below to very much below average (in the lowest 10% of all Junes since 1900) for large parts of Western Australia and New South Wales, and most of western and southern Queensland, southern Northern Territory and northern South Australia. Rainfall in June was below average in much of western Tasmania and parts of west Gippsland in Victoria.

June rainfall was above to very much above average for parts of northern Queensland, southern Victoria, scattered areas in the south-west of Western Australia and parts of eastern Tasmania.

Significant weather and records

Rainfall in Western Australia

Between 2 and 4 June, a slow-moving cut-off low pressure system moved south of Western Australia bringing waves of showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds to the state's west and south, with patchy rain spreading further inland. Daily rainfall totals were generally between 10 and 30 mm, with some isolated higher totals. Several stations (with less than 30 years of data) had their record highest daily rainfall totals for June. In the 24 hours to 9 am on 4 June, Yarrabubba (112 years of data) and Meekatharra Airport (82 years of data) had 50.0 mm and 39.6 mm respectively, their 3rd-highest and 6th-highest daily rainfall totals for June. On the same day, Perth Metro recorded 33.2 mm, its highest daily rainfall total since July 2024.

Between 17 and 23 June, several cold fronts associated with low pressure systems brought bursts of strong, locally damaging winds and widespread showers to parts of southern Western Australia. The wettest days were 17 and 20 June when many stations in the state's south-west recorded daily totals between 20 and 40 mm. Some stations had their record highest daily rainfall totals for June, and Jindong (24 years of data) had its record highest daily total for any month observing 85.6 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 18 June.

Cold fronts crossing south-eastern Australia

Between 6 and 10 June, several cold fronts and a slow-moving low pressure system brought widespread rainfall, strong winds, isolated thunderstorms and cold temperatures  to south-eastern parts of the country. On 7 June, some stations in South Australia recorded wind gusts in excess of 80 km/h in the south-westerly airflow that followed the cold front, with the strongest gust of 120 km/h recorded at Neptune Island.  The low pressure system moved to the Tasman Sea on 9 June, generating large surf for the New South Wales coast. During this event, many stations in south-eastern South Australia, southern and north-eastern Victoria, north-eastern Tasmania and far south-eastern New South Wales had  5-day rainfall totals (ending 9 am on 10 June)  in excess of 50 mm, with the highest total of 156.4 mm recorded at Haines Junction (Mount Sabine) in Victoria. Some locations in south-eastern New South Wales and north-eastern Victoria reported snow fall down to 800 m on the 8 and 9 June, while alpine areas had 40 to 60 cm of snow.

Another series of cold fronts and low pressure troughs moved across south-eastern Australia between 22 and 25 June. Prior to the arrival of the first cold front, a burst of unseasonably warm northerly air brought high daytime temperatures with many stations in south-eastern South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales observing their record highest daily maximum temperature for June, or late season maximum temperature records. Cold fronts brought widespread wintry conditions, with strong to locally damaging winds, areas of rised dust, rain, small hail and snow to elevated areas. The last cold front in the series crossed Victoria and Tasmania on 25 June, followed by cold polar air resulting in maximum temperatures 2 to 6 °C below the June average. Daily rainfall totals across the region ranged from 10 to 30 mm, with locally higher totals recorded. Several stations had their record highest daily rainfall total for June, including Alexandra Post Office in Victoria (146 years of data) which had 49.5 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 24 June. At Thredbo AWS in New South Wales (60 years of data), 84.8 mm was recorded to 9 am on 24 June was the second-highest daily total in June at the site. Elevated areas in Tasmania, north-eastern Victoria and south-eastern New South Walles recorded around 40 cm of snow.

The passage of cold fronts  was accompanied by strong to damaging winds (defined as wind gusts of 90 km/h or more), particularly across elevated regions and their downslopes and along the coast. Several sites recorded damaging winds, including Mount Hotham (Victoria) with 130 km/h on 23 June, Thredbo AWS (New South Wales) with 122 km/h on 24 June, and Hogan Island (Victoria) with 146 km/h on 25 June.  Abnormally high tides affected the coast of South Australia, Victoria and south-eastern Tasmania, while hazardous surf impacted parts of the New South Wales coast. There were reports of flooding in low-lying areas and damage to trees, powerlines and property. Conditions started to ease from 26 June, after the last cold front moved off the coast into the Tasman Sea.

Cold mornings in the east and north of the country

Clear skies and light winds from a high pressure system over the mainland combined with a cooler southerly airflow from a stationary low pressure system in the Tasman Sea generated below average minimum temperatures in parts of eastern and northern Australia between 10 and 15 June. Daily minimum temperatures were 6 to 10 °C below the June average across much of Queensland and the Northern Territory. Some Queensland stations had early season minimum temperature records on 11 June, including -3.6 °C at Kingaroy Airport (25 years of data), while 0.0 °C at Winton Airport (23 years of data) was a lowest daily minimum temperature for June at this station. On 12 June, Mount Isa Aero (59 years of data) had a daily minimum temperature of -0.7 °C, its 3rd-lowest for June, and on 13 June, Brisbane Aero observed 3.4 °C, its lowest minimum temperature in June since 2009. 

Between 18 and 22 June cooler than average overnight temperatures returned to large parts of eastern Australia due to a large highs pressure system centred over New South Wales. Daily minimum temperatures were 4 to 8 °C below average across New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and southern and central parts of Queensland. From 20 to 22 June, Canberra Airport had three consecutive days with minimum temperature at or below -7.0 °C, and -7.6 °C recorded on 21 June was the lowest minimum temperature in June since 1986 in the composite site records. Some stations had their record lowest daily minimum temperature for June, including Tumbarumba Post Office in New South Wales (61 years of data) which recorded -8.0 °C on 22 June.

Unseasonable rainfall in north-eastern Queensland

On 16 and 17 June, south-easterly airflow interacted with an upper-level low pressure trough to produce a cloud band that brought unseasonable rain and scattered showers to parts of north-eastern Queensland. Many stations recorded daily rainfall totals between 5 and 15 mm, with locally higher totals exceeding 30 mm. This include at Miranda Downs Station which recorded 51.0 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 17 June, its 4th-highest daily total for June (130 years of data). An upper level low pressure trough over north-eastern Queensland brought more rain to most of the state's north-east on 28 and 29 June. Daily rainfall totals ranged generally between 10 and 20 mm, with locally higher totals, including at Robinhood and Muttaburra stations which recorded 24.0 mm and 42.0 mm respectively in the 24 hours to 9 am on 30 June. Average monthly rainfall totals for June for north-eastern Queensland, excluding narrow areas along the coast, are less than 25 mm.

Rank ranges from 1 (lowest) to 126 (highest). A rank marked with ’=‘ indicates the value is tied for that rank. Departure from mean is relative to the long-term (1961–1990) average.