Greater Perth in autumn 2026

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals for autumn were both below and above average at sites across Greater Perth.
  • Autumn rainfall totals ranged from around 50% to around 140% of average across Greater Perth.
  • Several sites had their highest autumn daily rainfall on record.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures for autumn at most sites across Greater Perth were below average.
  • Autumn mean maximum temperatures for Greater Perth ranged from 1.1 °C below average at Swanbourne to 0.8 °C above average at Perth Airport.
  • Mean minimum temperatures for autumn at most sites across Greater Perth were below average.
  • Autumn mean minimum temperatures for Greater Perth ranged from 0.8 °C below average at Garden Island HSF to 0.2 °C above average at Bickley and Karnet.
  • Garden Island HSF had its equal lowest autumn mean temperature on record.

Perth Metro

  • Total rainfall for Perth Metro was 163.6 mm, which is 117% of the long-term average of 140.3 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Perth Metro was 25.5 °C, which is 0.6 °C below the long-term average of 26.1 °C.
  • The warmest day was 40.3 °C on 7 March 2026, and the coolest day was on 27 April 2026 when the temperature reached 17.0 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Perth Metro was 13.4 °C, which is 0.4 °C below the long-term average of 13.8 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 2.5 °C on 24 May 2026, and the warmest morning was on 8 March 2026 when the minimum temperature was 22.7 °C.

Extremes in autumn 2026
Hottest day 41.7 °C at Millendon (Swan Valley) on 7 March
Warmest days on average 26.7 °C at Pearce RAAF
Coolest days on average 23.2 °C at Bickley
Coldest day 13.2 °C at Bickley on 31 May
Coldest night 0.5 °C at Jandakot Aero on 24 May
Coolest nights on average 12.0 °C at Karnet
Warmest nights on average 15.5 °C at Mandurah
Warmest night 24.8 °C at Millendon (Swan Valley) on 18 March
Warmest on average overall 20.0 °C at Pearce RAAF
Coolest on average overall 17.7 °C at Karnet
Wettest overall 263.2 mm at Araluen
Wettest day 102.8 mm at Mandurah on 28 March
Strongest wind gust 106.0 km/h at Garden Island HSF on 31 May

Record highest autumn daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
Autumn
Roleystone 76.4 on 28 March 73.0 on 19 May 2005 58 188.9
Jandakot Aero 77.4 on 28 March 68.0 on 09 Apr 1985 52 158.1
Forrestdale 81.8 on 28 March 62.5 on 13 May 1988 39 160.2
Rottnest Island 76.6 on 28 March 61.6 on 08 May 2013 33 117.9
Swanbourne 78.0 on 28 March 64.0 on 17 Apr 2002 32 141.6
Garden Island HSF 100.4 on 28 March 60.2 on 02 May 2005 24 122.7
Anketell 87.1 on 28 March 63.4 on 19 May 2005 23 158.4



Record lowest autumn mean temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
Autumn
Garden Island HSF 19.3 =19.3 in 2017 23 20.2




Summary statistics for autumn 2026
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
Autumn
2026
Diff
from
average
Highest for
Autumn
2026
Mean for
Autumn
2026
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
Autumn
2026
Total for
Autumn
2026
Average
for
Autumn
Rank of
Autumn
2026
Fraction of
Autumn
average
Bickley 23.3 -0.3 38.9 7 Mar 2026 12.7 +0.2 5.1 24 May 2026 173.6 208.2 average 83%
Garden Island HSF 23.4 -0.9 36.6 18 Mar 2026 15.3 -0.8 7.7 23 May 2026 173.8 126.2 high 138%
Jandakot Aero 25.4 -0.5 39.8 7 Mar 2026 12.4 -0.2 0.5 24 May 2026 154.8 160.5 average 96%
Karnet 23.3 -0.3 38.0 7 Mar 2026 12.0 +0.2 2.2 23 May 2026 119.4 224.5 low 53%
Mandurah 23.9 -0.6 35.5 4 Mar 2026 15.5 -0.4 8.2 24 May 2026 161.0 132.0 high 122%
Millendon (Swan Valley) 26.4 41.7 7 Mar 2026 12.8 1.1 24 May 2026 88.4
Pearce RAAF 26.8 +0.3 41.3 7 Mar 2026 13.3 -0.1 2.0 23 May 2026 81.8 131.5 low 62%
Perth Airport 26.6 +0.8 41.5 7 Mar 2026 13.2 0.0 2.8 23 May 2026 112.8 151.2 low 75%
Perth Metro 25.5 -0.6 40.3 7 Mar 2026 13.4 -0.4 2.5 24 May 2026 163.6 140.3 average 117%
Rottnest Island 36.3 18 Mar 2026 12.4 2 May 2026 131.8 120.1 average 110%
Swanbourne 24.4 -1.1 38.2 7 Mar 2026 14.8 -0.4 6.1 24 May 2026 153.8 146.0 average 105%

Notes

The Seasonal climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Perth using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.

This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Perth “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to represent a socio-economic definition of each capital city. This means the greater capital city boundary includes people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the capital city, but live in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the capital city. It does not define the built up edge of the capital city.

This statement has been prepared based on information available on Monday 1 June 2026. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, excluding the current year. The length of record can vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median is sometimes more representative than the mean of long-term average rain.

The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site, based on the decile ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3, average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a percentage of the long-term mean.

Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.

Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.

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