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Port Macquarie, New South Wales climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Port Macquarie has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 7°C at night. Around 1401 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in February (184 mm) and easing off in September (57 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsPort Macquarie climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 184 | 182 | 132 | 105 | 138 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 76 | 140 | 121 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 184 | 182 | 132 | 105 | 138 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 61 | 57 | 76 | 140 | 121 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.8 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 64 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 44 | 56 | 63 | 62 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 64 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 42 | 44 | 56 | 63 | 62 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Port Macquarie Airport Aws, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.