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Port Noarlunga climate

Typical historical weather for Port Noarlunga, Australia, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.

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Annual average

15.3°C

across all months

Warmest month

24.7°C

Jan average high

Coolest month

8.9°C

Aug average low

Annual rainfall

592mm

total per year

Port Noarlunga is typically hottest in January and coolest in August, a swing of about 15.8°C across the year. About 44% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (July is typically wettest, March driest).

Monthly averages

Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high Avg low Rainfall
MonthAvg highAvg lowRainfallWet daysHumidityWindCloudSolar
Jan24.7°C (30.7–37.9)15.9°C (11.4–13.2)27mm465%4.3 m/s42%7.5 kWh/m²
Feb23.8°C (27.6–35.4)15.7°C (11.6–13.4)18mm366%4.3 m/s39%6.6 kWh/m²
Mar22.9°C (26.4–33.5)15.3°C (10.3–12.3)16mm469%4.1 m/s44%5.4 kWh/m²
Apr19.9°C (21.1–30.2)13.5°C (8.6–11.2)30mm670%3.8 m/s51%3.7 kWh/m²
May16.4°C (18.7–24.5)11.2°C (6.3–9.3)64mm1174%4.4 m/s53%2.7 kWh/m²
Jun13.8°C (15.6–19.9)9.6°C (4.4–7.7)85mm1279%4.4 m/s57%2.1 kWh/m²
Jul13.1°C (15.2–18.2)9°C (4–7.3)88mm1380%4.9 m/s55%2.3 kWh/m²
Aug13.8°C (16.6–20.8)8.9°C (3.5–6.7)85mm1378%4.7 m/s53%3.1 kWh/m²
Sep15.4°C (17.3–24.9)9.5°C (4.7–7.2)60mm1175%4.6 m/s51%4.4 kWh/m²
Oct18°C (22.8–28.9)10.9°C (6.4–8.3)51mm971%4.5 m/s52%5.8 kWh/m²
Nov19.8°C (25.9–33.2)12.4°C (6.5–9.5)44mm869%4.4 m/s54%6.7 kWh/m²
Dec22.6°C (28.6–36)14°C (9.3–11.5)24mm465%4.4 m/s44%7.6 kWh/m²

Figures in parentheses show the range of that month's average high/low across every year on file — a wide range means the month varies more from year to year. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.

Year to year

Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.

20162018202020222024

Across these 10 years, the annual average 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.

Annual rainfall has moved by about -142.73mm per decade over the same period.

2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 15.54321305784463°C, above the 9-year baseline of 15.26°C by 0.97 standard deviations.

Typical extremes per year

Rainy days

96.1 days

≥1.0mm rain

Heavy rain days

3.8 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

37.9°C

24 January 2019

2019 was 0.97 SD above the 9-year average that year

Coldest day

3.5°C

5 August 2020

2020 was 1.78 SD below the 9-year average that year

Wettest day

33mm

4 June 2022

2022 was 0.91 SD below the 9-year average that year

Windiest day

11.5m/s

12 July 2016

2016 was 0.32 SD below the 9-year average that year

See the detail: Port Noarlunga on 4 June 2022.

Frequently asked questions about Port Noarlunga's climate

What is the hottest month in Port Noarlunga?

January is typically the warmest month in Port Noarlunga, with an average high of 24.7°C. August is typically the coolest, averaging 8.9°C overnight.

How much does it rain in Port Noarlunga?

Port Noarlunga gets about 592mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 44% of it falling in the three wettest months (July is typically the wettest, March the driest).

How many extremely hot or cold days does Port Noarlunga have?

On average, Port Noarlunga 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 Port Noarlunga 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 Port Noarlunga?

The hottest day on file is 24 January 2019 at 37.9°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.

Data & provenance

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Data 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
Port Noarlunga — -35.250°, 138.500°, ERA5 grid cell center, 11.6 km from requested point
Time zone
Australia/Adelaide
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

Plain text
PastClimate (2026-07-17). Historical climate data for Port Noarlunga, Australia (-35.25°S, 138.50°E), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
APA
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Port Noarlunga, Australia [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 17, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
MLA
"Historical Climate Data for Port Noarlunga, Australia." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 17, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
BibTeX
@misc{pastclimate,
  author = {PastClimate},
  title = {Historical climate data for Port Noarlunga, Australia},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-17},
  url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
}

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