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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
CANBERRA (ACTON)
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: CANBERRA (ACTON) | Site number: 070099 | Commenced: 1912 | Map | |
| Latitude: 35.30° S | Longitude: 149.10° E | Elevation: Unknown m | Operational status: Closed 31 Dec 1939 | |
| 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) | 27.9 | 27.8 | 24.3 | 19.4 | 15.3 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 16.3 | 20.0 | 23.6 | 26.5 | 19.8 | 23 | 1914 1939 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 42.8 | 38.0 | 37.3 | 32.8 | 23.2 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 22.8 | 28.1 | 31.3 | 36.5 | 39.7 | 42.8 | 17 | 1921 1939 |
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| Date | 11 Jan 1939 | 08 Feb 1926 | 06 Mar 1938 | 06 Apr 1938 | 02 May 1921 | 30 Jun 1930 | 16 Jul 1934 | 23 Aug 1924 | 29 Sep 1928 | 19 Oct 1927 | 29 Nov 1936 | 27 Dec 1938 | 11 Jan 1939 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 15.4 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 17 | 1921 1939 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1926 | 21 Feb 1931 | 09 Mar 1921 | 16 Apr 1935 | 28 May 1921 | 27 Jun 1935 | 22 Jul 1933 | 12 Aug 1939 | 17 Sep 1925 | 01 Oct 1927 | 01 Nov 1932 | 04 Dec 1936 | 27 Jun 1935 | ||||
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 9.9 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 31.1 | 17 | 1921 1939 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 17 | 1921 1939 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 17 | 1921 1939 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 13.0 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 24 | 1914 1939 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 3.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -7.2 | -7.9 | -10.0 | -6.7 | -4.4 | -2.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -10.0 | 17 | 1921 1939 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1938 | 21 Feb 1933 | 24 Mar 1935 | 29 Apr 1936 | 30 May 1924 | 20 Jun 1935 | 19 Jul 1924 | 03 Aug 1929 | 12 Sep 1939 | 05 Oct 1934 | 11 Nov 1936 | 03 Dec 1924 | 19 Jul 1924 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 27.2 | 23.8 | 19.7 | 16.1 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 22.2 | 27.2 | 17 | 1921 1939 |
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| Date | 14 Jan 1939 | 22 Feb 1930 | 04 Mar 1927 | 01 Apr 1938 | 13 May 1931 | 09 Jun 1921 | 17 Jul 1921 | 20 Aug 1926 | 21 Sep 1928 | 31 Oct 1932 | 28 Nov 1935 | 19 Dec 1925 | 14 Jan 1939 | ||||
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 15.7 | 19.2 | 16.0 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 84.8 | 17 | 1921 1939 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 52.0 | 17 | 1921 1939 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 6 | 1915 1939 |
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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) | 50.7 | 45.5 | 57.2 | 42.6 | 46.0 | 57.5 | 46.8 | 54.7 | 42.5 | 58.7 | 50.0 | 53.6 | 605.4 | 26 | 1912 1939 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 131.6 | 103.4 | 147.5 | 92.2 | 339.4 | 148.9 | 105.5 | 118.7 | 133.7 | 190.5 | 176.6 | 113.9 | 912.7 | 26 | 1912 1939 |
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| Date | 1936 | 1936 | 1914 | 1935 | 1925 | 1931 | 1933 | 1939 | 1915 | 1934 | 1924 | 1919 | 1934 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 15.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 414.6 | 26 | 1912 1939 |
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| Date | 1919 | 1933 | 1924 | 1925 | 1934 | 1935 | 1913 | 1914 | 1928 | 1936 | 1918 | 1925 | 1919 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 5.2 | 4.9 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 13.6 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 23.4 | 7.1 | 13.1 | 27 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 31.0 | 44.7 | 56.2 | 44.8 | 24.0 | 48.3 | 39.3 | 56.5 | 32.8 | 38.8 | 35.8 | 53.9 | 27 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 104.5 | 90.7 | 102.0 | 70.6 | 79.2 | 115.1 | 87.8 | 86.1 | 77.0 | 104.3 | 104.0 | 92.1 | 27 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 74.2 | 69.9 | 47.2 | 49.3 | 173.7 | 43.9 | 61.0 | 48.3 | 55.4 | 69.6 | 60.5 | 53.3 | 173.7 | 25 | 1913 1939 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 1927 | 23 Feb 1916 | 07 Mar 1920 | 08 Apr 1921 | 27 May 1925 | 04 Jun 1923 | 13 Jul 1933 | 18 Aug 1925 | 20 Sep 1915 | 25 Oct 1934 | 05 Nov 1923 | 28 Dec 1929 | 27 May 1925 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 97.2 | 25 | 1912 1939 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 64.1 | 25 | 1913 1939 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 17.3 | 25 | 1913 1939 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 25 | 1913 1939 |
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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 daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 25.1 | 22.1 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 16.5 | 20.7 | 23.6 | 25.9 | 17.1 | 36 | 1990 2026 |
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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 9am temperature (°C) | 20.0 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 17.0 | 19.4 | 12.6 | 24 | 1914 1939 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.2 | 15.4 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 9.8 | 24 | 1914 1939 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 57 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 70 | 24 | 1914 1939 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 22 | 1914 1939 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot | |
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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) | 25.9 | 25.8 | 22.8 | 17.8 | 13.8 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 14.9 | 18.2 | 21.6 | 25.1 | 18.2 | 19 | 1914 1939 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 17.1 | 17.7 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 16.3 | 12.5 | 19 | 1914 1939 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 38 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 50 | 19 | 1914 1939 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 17 | 1914 1939 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | |
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| 3pm wind speed vs direction plot | |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0037 Prepared at Wed 10 Jun 2026 23:48:36 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.
Related Links
- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_070099_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_070099.shtml - About climate averages: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cdo/about/about-stats.shtml
- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0037_070099.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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