Australia · Regional climate

Macquarie Islandwhen to go

Regional slice of Australia with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Oct.

Range: 5–8 °C
Compare: −16.1°C vs. Australia mean
Country: Australia
TZ: Australia/Sydney

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12-month climate · Macquarie Island

How the year moves in Macquarie Island

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Macquarie Island itself rather than over Australia as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)
January	7.5
February	8.0
March	7.7
April	7.2
May	6.2
June	5.8
July	5.4
August	5.1
September	5.1
October	5.4
November	6.0
December	6.9

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	96
February	90
March	106
April	100
May	109
June	85
July	88
August	98
September	94
October	85
November	77
December	89

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	6.6
February	4.9
March	3.7
April	2.4
May	1.5
June	1.0
July	1.2
August	2.2
September	3.5
October	5.3
November	7.0
December	7.0

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