Cape Leeuwin Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
23.1 23.4 22.8 21.3 19.3 17.5 16.5 16.5 17.2 18.3 20.2 21.8 19.8
Mean Min (°C)
17.0 17.4 16.8 15.5 13.8 12.3 11.4 11.3 11.8 12.6 14.2 15.8 14.2
Mean Rain (mm)
16.0 15.9 28.6 59.6 134.8 174.8 180.2 136.1 89.4 62.6 36.7 19.6 955.2
Median Rain (mm)
9.0 7.8 20.2 56.8 129.1 177.2 180.8 131.0 88.1 60.6 32.3 17.8 978.3
Mean Rain Days
5.9 5.9 8.8 13.3 19.5 22.1 24.6 23.2 20.0 16.8 11.2 8.0 179.3

Cape Leeuwin Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
41.0 42.8 39.9 35.0 29.3 24.5 22.5 25.5 29.7 31.8 36.1 38.4 42.8
Low Max (°C)
16.3 16.4 15.0 13.9 12.9 10.6 11.6 10.1 11.4 12.1 13.1 15.0 10.1
High Min (°C)
24.2 23.9 24.4 22.4 20.3 18.6 17.7 17.8 18.2 19.1 21.5 22.0 24.4
Low Min (°C)
9.4 10.0 8.0 7.2 5.3 3.3 4.4 5.0 4.2 4.3 5.0 9.4 3.3
High Rain (mm)
57.2 102.4 84.8 88.4 123.2 119.0 104.4 174.0 76.2 49.5 76.2 95.0 174.0

Cape Leeuwin Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
25.3 25.5 25.4 24.0 22.2 19.2 18.0 18.8 18.6 20.5 22.3 25.5 21.2
Low Mn. Max (°C)
21.2 21.2 20.4 18.9 17.0 15.4 15.0 14.8 15.5 16.7 17.9 19.3 18.6
High Mn. Min (°C)
19.1 19.5 18.9 17.8 16.1 14.1 12.7 13.5 13.3 14.8 16.3 17.8 15.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)
15.5 15.4 14.4 13.8 11.5 10.3 10.2 9.4 9.9 10.8 12.1 14.2 12.9
High Rain (mm)
76.6 132.2 130.6 192.6 313.8 368.4 335.3 317.4 231.6 166.5 157.6 113.9 1464.4
Low Rain (mm)
0.0 0.0 1.6 5.8 31.6 67.6 44.4 32.0 23.1 8.6 3.8 1.4 530.8

Cape Leeuwin Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Cape Leeuwin annual climate

Cape Leeuwin Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°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
≥ 35°C
0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6
≥ 30°C
0.7 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 3.4
≤ 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

Cape Leeuwin 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
25.0 25.3 25.0 23.8 21.4 19.4 18.0 18.3 19.0 20.0 22.0 23.8 23.3
Low Max
21.0 21.1 20.1 18.8 16.8 15.4 14.5 14.4 15.0 16.1 17.8 19.5 16.1
High Min
18.8 19.1 18.9 17.8 16.0 14.4 13.3 13.1 13.7 14.5 16.1 17.7 17.2
Low Min
15.1 15.6 14.7 13.2 11.5 10.0 9.3 9.0 9.7 10.5 12.2 13.9 10.8

Cape Leeuwin Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
118 117 117 118 118 115 117 115 117 117 116 117 117.0
Earliest Entry
1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
118 117 118 117 118 118 118 118 117 117 115 117 117.0
Earliest Entry
1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
118 119 118 118 118 118 118 118 117 117 116 117 117.0
Earliest Entry
1907 1903 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1903
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

CAPE LEEUWIN
Southwest, Western Australia
34.3728°S 115.1358°E 13m AMSL
Commenced 1897

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