Port Hedland Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
36.4 36.3 36.8 35.3 30.8 27.7 27.4 29.4 32.5 35.1 36.3 36.8 33.4
Mean Min (°C)
25.7 25.6 24.7 21.6 17.4 14.3 12.5 13.3 15.6 18.7 21.5 24.2 19.5
Mean Rain (mm)
57.4 86.9 54.5 21.0 26.1 22.5 10.0 4.8 1.3 1.0 2.5 18.9 313.4
Median Rain (mm)
19.4 74.6 14.6 1.6 8.2 6.5 2.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 304.4
Mean Rain Days
5.0 6.8 4.5 2.1 3.2 3.1 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.2 0.7 1.8 34.3

Port Hedland Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
49.0 48.2 47.0 42.8 38.8 35.5 34.4 39.9 42.3 46.9 47.4 47.9 49.0
Low Max (°C)
26.0 23.9 24.1 19.6 17.2 16.0 15.6 16.5 21.4 25.0 24.6 26.7 15.6
High Min (°C)
32.0 30.7 31.3 29.2 26.3 24.7 22.7 22.2 27.0 28.3 29.9 32.3 32.3
Low Min (°C)
18.1 16.3 15.8 12.2 7.0 4.7 3.2 3.7 7.7 11.1 12.4 16.6 3.2
High Rain (mm)
387.1 328.9 179.4 117.2 156.2 140.0 73.2 34.6 19.0 8.4 59.4 169.3 387.1

Port Hedland Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
39.4 39.8 39.7 38.9 34.3 30.3 30.2 32.5 36.3 39.2 40.6 40.8 35.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)
32.9 33.4 32.9 31.3 27.6 24.4 24.1 26.4 29.7 30.4 32.6 33.7 32.0
High Mn. Min (°C)
27.4 27.3 26.7 24.5 20.6 18.5 17.1 16.2 21.4 21.9 24.1 26.9 21.5
Low Mn. Min (°C)
23.5 21.9 21.8 17.8 14.8 10.2 9.3 10.5 13.0 15.4 19.3 22.0 18.2
High Rain (mm)
453.5 360.0 427.2 352.1 169.9 261.8 80.5 58.6 27.4 8.8 66.8 219.0 713.2
Low Rain (mm)
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.5

Port Hedland Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Port Hedland annual climate

Port Hedland Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
4.7 4.4 5.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.8 5.8 6.0 31.5
≥ 35°C
19.5 17.4 22.4 17.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.6 6.5 16.1 18.4 20.3 141.2
≥ 30°C
30.5 27.5 30.3 28.5 19.4 5.8 4.3 12.6 23.3 27.4 28.8 30.6 268.6
≤ 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
≤ 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

Port Hedland 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
40.4 40.3 40.3 38.1 33.9 30.3 29.6 31.7 35.7 39.1 40.8 40.8 38.5
Low Max
33.1 32.7 33.4 32.3 27.5 25.0 24.7 26.5 28.9 30.2 31.7 33.0 27.8
High Min
27.4 27.3 26.7 24.4 20.6 18.3 16.2 16.4 18.2 21.3 23.9 26.4 25.6
Low Min
23.6 23.5 22.1 18.2 13.6 10.0 8.7 10.0 12.7 15.5 18.8 21.6 12.8

Port Hedland Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
76 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 75.0
Earliest Entry
1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1948 1948 1948 1948 1948 1948 1948
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
76 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 75.0
Earliest Entry
1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1948 1948 1948 1948 1948 1948 1948
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
79 79 81 82 81 81 81 83 83 82 82 82 81.0
Earliest Entry
1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1942 1942 1942 1942 1942 1942
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT
Pilbara, Western Australia
20.3725°S 118.6317°E 7m AMSL
Commenced 1942

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