Kempsey climate
Typical historical weather for Kempsey, Australia, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
Data last updated: 31 December 2025
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Annual average
17.8°C
across all months
Warmest month
28.3°C
Jan average high
Coolest month
6.7°C
Jul average low
Annual rainfall
1161mm
total per year
Kempsey is typically hottest in January and coolest in July, a swing of about 21.6°C across the year. About 44% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (March is typically wettest, August 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 | 28.3°C · record 29.6°C–38.6°C | 19°C · record 11.2°C–17.5°C | 142mm | 16 | 80% | 2.4 m/s | 57% | 6.4 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 27.6°C · record 30.2°C–43.4°C | 18.6°C · record 12.8°C–17.3°C | 140mm | 16 | 81% | 2.3 m/s | 57% | 5.6 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 25.9°C · record 29.3°C–35.2°C | 17.7°C · record 9.7°C–16.3°C | 230mm | 19 | 84% | 2.2 m/s | 63% | 4.5 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 23.7°C · record 25.3°C–31.4°C | 13.9°C · record 6.3°C–12.2°C | 80mm | 13 | 83% | 2.2 m/s | 48% | 4 kWh/m² |
| May | 20.9°C · record 23.2°C–27.5°C | 10.5°C · record 2°C–8.3°C | 66mm | 10 | 82% | 2.2 m/s | 45% | 3.2 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 18.4°C · record 20.1°C–24.4°C | 7.6°C · record 1.3°C–4.5°C | 60mm | 7 | 81% | 2.4 m/s | 41% | 2.8 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 18.7°C · record 21.7°C–26.2°C | 6.7°C · record -0.2°C–3.3°C | 45mm | 6 | 78% | 2.4 m/s | 34% | 3.1 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 20.2°C · record 23.4°C–30.2°C | 7.1°C · record 0.2°C–4.8°C | 44mm | 6 | 74% | 2.4 m/s | 32% | 4.1 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 22.8°C · record 25°C–35.4°C | 9.5°C · record 3.6°C–6.5°C | 55mm | 8 | 73% | 2.5 m/s | 37% | 5.1 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 24.4°C · record 28.9°C–35.3°C | 12.9°C · record 6.8°C–9.2°C | 100mm | 13 | 76% | 2.4 m/s | 50% | 5.8 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 26°C · record 29.2°C–38.1°C | 15°C · record 7.5°C–13.7°C | 87mm | 13 | 75% | 2.4 m/s | 52% | 6.6 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 27.8°C · record 30.2°C–37.3°C | 17.4°C · record 10.3°C–15°C | 112mm | 14 | 77% | 2.5 m/s | 52% | 6.7 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 +0.2°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 +624.04mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 18.2°C, above the 9-year baseline of 17.7°C by 1.13 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
138.2 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
12.9 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0.1 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
0.1 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
43.5°C
12 February 2017
2017 was 0.26 SD above the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-0.2°C
16 July 2018
2018 was 0.89 SD below the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
105mm
18 March 2017
2017 was 0.26 SD above the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
6.6m/s
17 July 2021
2021 was 1.76 SD below the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Kempsey on 18 March 2017.
Nearby cities
Frequently asked questions about Kempsey's climate
What is the hottest month in Kempsey?
January is typically the warmest month in Kempsey, with an average high of 28.3°C. July is typically the coolest, averaging 6.7°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Kempsey?
Kempsey gets about 1161mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 44% of it falling in the three wettest months (March is typically the wettest, August the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Kempsey have?
On average, Kempsey sees about 0.1 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 0.1 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Kempsey getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about +0.15°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 Kempsey?
The hottest day on file is 12 February 2017 at 43.5°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
- Kempsey — -31.000°, 152.750°, ERA5 grid cell center, 11.7 km from requested point
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- 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 (2026-07-21). Historical climate data for Kempsey, Australia (-31.00°S, 152.75°E), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Kempsey, Australia [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Kempsey, Australia." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 21, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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