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Clifton Beach climate
Typical historical weather for Clifton Beach, Australia, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
23.4°C
across all months
Warmest month
28.9°C
Feb average high
Coolest month
17.3°C
Aug average low
Annual rainfall
1629mm
total per year
Clifton Beach is typically hottest in February and coolest in August, a swing of about 11.6°C across the year. About 62% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (January is typically wettest, September driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.7°C · record 30.5–33.7°C | 23.8°C · record 21.1–23.4°C | 436mm | 24 | 83% | 2.9 m/s | 75% | 5.5 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 28.9°C · record 30.2–34.3°C | 23.9°C · record 19.2–23.1°C | 292mm | 21 | 83% | 2.8 m/s | 74% | 5.4 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 28.1°C · record 29.3–33°C | 23.3°C · record 20–22°C | 274mm | 22 | 84% | 3.1 m/s | 71% | 5.1 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 26.9°C · record 27.7–32.6°C | 22°C · record 15.2–20.7°C | 130mm | 14 | 81% | 3.9 m/s | 56% | 4.9 kWh/m² |
| May | 25.1°C · record 26.4–28.1°C | 19.9°C · record 12–19.9°C | 53mm | 10 | 81% | 4 m/s | 53% | 4.2 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 23.6°C · record 23.9–27.9°C | 18°C · record 11.7–16.2°C | 34mm | 8 | 81% | 3.5 m/s | 53% | 3.9 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 23.2°C · record 24.4–27.4°C | 17.3°C · record 9.8–16.7°C | 39mm | 7 | 80% | 3.4 m/s | 47% | 4.1 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 23.7°C · record 25.4–28.8°C | 17.3°C · record 10.8–15.2°C | 24mm | 6 | 77% | 3.5 m/s | 41% | 4.9 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 25°C · record 26.4–29.1°C | 19°C · record 10.9–18.1°C | 20mm | 6 | 76% | 3.9 m/s | 43% | 5.8 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 27°C · record 28.3–31.7°C | 20.8°C · record 16.7–20.3°C | 29mm | 5 | 77% | 3.5 m/s | 41% | 6.7 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 28.2°C · record 28.8–36.7°C | 22.3°C · record 18.3–21.7°C | 42mm | 9 | 76% | 3.5 m/s | 45% | 6.9 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 28.7°C · record 30.3–33°C | 23.3°C · record 19.8–22.4°C | 256mm | 17 | 80% | 3.3 m/s | 59% | 6.2 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about +0.36°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about +1229.09mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 23.723834089165972°C, above the 9-year baseline of 23.32°C by 1.32 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
148.1 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
19.2 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
0 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
36.7°C
27 November 2018
2018 was 1.3 SD below the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
9.8°C
14 July 2022
2022 was 0.9 SD above the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
325.6mm
17 December 2023
2023 was 0.34 SD below the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
8.3m/s
8 September 2021
2021 was 0.43 SD above the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Clifton Beach on 17 December 2023.
Nearby cities
Trinity Beach
Same ERA5 grid cell
Kewarra Beach
Same ERA5 grid cell
Palm Cove
Same ERA5 grid cell
Kuranda
Same ERA5 grid cell
Mareeba
27.8 km away
Cairns
38.5 km away
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Frequently asked questions about Clifton Beach's climate
What is the hottest month in Clifton Beach?
February is typically the warmest month in Clifton Beach, with an average high of 28.9°C. August is typically the coolest, averaging 17.3°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Clifton Beach?
Clifton Beach gets about 1629mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 62% of it falling in the three wettest months (January is typically the wettest, September the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Clifton Beach have?
On average, Clifton Beach sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 0 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Clifton Beach getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about +0.36°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for Clifton Beach?
The hottest day on file is 27 November 2018 at 36.7°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for Australia
- Location
- Clifton Beach — -16.750°, 145.500°, ERA5 grid cell center, 18.3 km from requested point
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-18). Historical climate data for Clifton Beach, Australia (-16.75°S, 145.50°E), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Clifton Beach, Australia [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 18, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Clifton Beach, Australia." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 18, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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