ClimateObservatory

Country ranking

Australia: warming city by city

48 weather stations ranked by temperature change between 1961–1990 and 2016–2025.

Key figures: Australia

Median change
+0.88°C48 stations, 2016–2025 versus 1961–1990
Largest increase
+1.63°CSydney (SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO)
Smallest increase
+0.32°CEsperance (ESPERANCE)
Longest record
since 1865Cape Otway Lighthouse (CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE)

For each station, we compare the mean annual temperature of 2016–2025 with the same station's 1961–1990 mean. In this ranking the change runs from +0.32°C in Esperance to +1.63°C in Sydney; half of the 48 stations are above +0.88°C.

Over 2016–2025, the warmest station in the ranking is Darwin (annual mean 28.3°C) and the coldest is Bushy Park Bushy Park Estates (12.3°C).

Australia: which cities are warming fastest?

#CityChange
1SydneySYDNEY AIRPORT AMO · 1940–2025SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO · NOAA1940–202517.7°C19.3°C+1.63°C
2CharlevilleCHARLEVILLE AERO · 1943–2025CHARLEVILLE AERO · NOAA1943–202520.7°C22.3°C+1.59°C
3YambaYAMBA PILOT STATION · 1944–2025YAMBA PILOT STATION · NOAA1944–202519.2°C20.5°C+1.32°C
4RockhamptonROCKHAMPTON AERO · 1941–2025ROCKHAMPTON AERO · NOAA1941–202522.4°C23.7°C+1.30°C
5Kyabram DpiKYABRAM DPI · 1965–2025KYABRAM DPI · NOAA1965–202514.8°C16.1°C+1.29°C
6MackayMACKAY M.O · 1960–2025MACKAY M.O · NOAA1960–202522.5°C23.8°C+1.26°C
7MeekatharraMEEKATHARRA AIRPORT · 1952–2025MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT · NOAA1952–202522.4°C23.6°C+1.23°C
8Port HedlandPORT HEDLAND AIRPORT · 1949–2025PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT · NOAA1949–202526.3°C27.4°C+1.16°C
9Raymond TerraceWILLIAMTOWN RAAF · 1951–2025WILLIAMTOWN RAAF · NOAA1951–202517.6°C18.7°C+1.10°C
10Yarras Mount SeaviewYARRAS MOUNT SEAVIEW · 1970–2025YARRAS MOUNT SEAVIEW · NOAA1970–202517.8°C18.9°C+1.10°C
11Wagga WaggaWAGGA WAGGA AMO · 1943–2025WAGGA WAGGA AMO · NOAA1943–202515.4°C16.4°C+1.04°C
12University Of Queensland GattoUNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTO · 1965–2025UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTO · NOAA1965–202519.8°C20.8°C+1.02°C
13Cobar MoCOBAR MO · 1963–2025COBAR MO · NOAA1963–202518.8°C19.8°C+1.01°C
14Moruya Heads Pilot StationMORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION · 1957–2025MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION · NOAA1957–202515.7°C16.7°C+1.00°C
15DwellingupDWELLINGUP · 1957–2025DWELLINGUP · NOAA1957–202515.7°C16.7°C+0.99°C
16CairnsCAIRNS AERO · 1943–2025CAIRNS AERO · NOAA1943–202524.8°C25.8°C+0.98°C
17Oodnadatta AirportOODNADATTA AIRPORT · 1941–2025OODNADATTA AIRPORT · NOAA1941–202521.8°C22.8°C+0.97°C
18Giles Meteorological OfficeGILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE · 1957–2025GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE · NOAA1957–202522.4°C23.4°C+0.95°C
19PerthPERTH AIRPORT · 1945–2025PERTH AIRPORT · NOAA1945–202518.3°C19.2°C+0.93°C
20Alice SpringsALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT · 1942–2025ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT · NOAA1942–202520.9°C21.8°C+0.92°C
21MilduraMILDURA AIRPORT · 1947–2025MILDURA AIRPORT · NOAA1947–202517.0°C17.9°C+0.91°C
22TownsvilleTOWNSVILLE AERO · 1941–2025TOWNSVILLE AERO · NOAA1941–202524.4°C25.3°C+0.91°C
23HobartHOBART ELLERSLIE ROAD · 1883–2025HOBART ELLERSLIE ROAD · NOAA1883–202512.9°C13.7°C+0.88°C
24MelbourneLAVERTON RAAF · 1945–2025LAVERTON RAAF · NOAA1945–202514.6°C15.5°C+0.88°C
25WoomeraWOOMERA AERODROME · 1950–2025WOOMERA AERODROME · NOAA1950–202519.1°C20.0°C+0.88°C
26Tennant Creek AirportTENNANT CREEK AIRPORT · 1970–2025TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT · NOAA1970–202525.7°C26.6°C+0.87°C
27AlburyHUME RESERVOIR · 1966–2023HUME RESERVOIR · NOAA1966–202315.7°C16.5°C+0.84°C
28MaryboroughMARYBOROUGH · 1957–2025MARYBOROUGH · NOAA1957–202520.9°C21.7°C+0.81°C
29BroomeBROOME AIRPORT · 1940–2025BROOME AIRPORT · NOAA1940–202526.7°C27.5°C+0.80°C
30Cape NaturalisteCAPE NATURALISTE · 1957–2025CAPE NATURALISTE · NOAA1957–202516.8°C17.6°C+0.79°C
31SheppartonTATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG · 1965–2025TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG · NOAA1965–202514.8°C15.5°C+0.77°C
32KalgoorlieKALGOORLIE BOULDER AIRPORT · 1943–2025KALGOORLIE BOULDER AIRPORT · NOAA1943–202518.5°C19.2°C+0.76°C
33CarnarvonCARNARVON AIRPORT · 1949–2025CARNARVON AIRPORT · NOAA1949–202522.2°C22.9°C+0.75°C
34Gabo Island LighthouseGABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE · 1957–2025GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE · NOAA1957–202515.1°C15.9°C+0.75°C
35SaleEAST SALE AIRPORT · 1946–2025EAST SALE AIRPORT · NOAA1946–202513.9°C14.6°C+0.74°C
36Bushy Park Bushy Park EstatesBUSHY PARK BUSHY PARK ESTATES · 1963–2025BUSHY PARK BUSHY PARK ESTATES · NOAA1963–202511.6°C12.3°C+0.72°C
37Cape Otway LighthouseCAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE · 1865–2025CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE · NOAA1865–202513.8°C14.5°C+0.72°C
38KerangKERANG · 1962–2025KERANG · NOAA1962–202516.2°C16.9°C+0.69°C
39DarwinDARWIN AIRPORT · 1943–2025DARWIN AIRPORT · NOAA1943–202527.7°C28.3°C+0.68°C
40IpswichAMBERLEY AMO · 1942–2025AMBERLEY AMO · NOAA1942–202519.9°C20.6°C+0.66°C
41Flinders Island AirportFLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT · 1963–2025FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT · NOAA1963–202513.7°C14.4°C+0.65°C
42Mount GambierMOUNT GAMBIER AERO · 1943–2025MOUNT GAMBIER AERO · NOAA1943–202513.7°C14.3°C+0.65°C
43BallaratBALLARAT AERODROME · 1957–2025BALLARAT AERODROME · NOAA1957–202512.3°C12.9°C+0.64°C
44MaryboroughMARYBOROUGH · 1970–2025MARYBOROUGH · NOAA1970–202514.3°C14.9°C+0.54°C
45Coonabarabran Namoi StreetCOONABARABRAN NAMOI STREET · 1958–2025COONABARABRAN NAMOI STREET · NOAA1958–202515.9°C16.4°C+0.51°C
46CedunaCEDUNA AMO · 1944–2025CEDUNA AMO · NOAA1944–202517.0°C17.4°C+0.42°C
47CamoowealCAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP · 1942–2025CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP · NOAA1942–202525.7°C26.1°C+0.40°C
48EsperanceESPERANCE · 1970–2024ESPERANCE · NOAA1970–202416.9°C17.2°C+0.32°C

Detailed city pages: Australia

Full annual series, temperature records and monthly averages.

Method and limits

  • Data: annual means from NOAA (GHCN) and ECA&D stations. A station is ranked when it has at least 20 years in 1961–1990 and 8 years in 2016–2025.
  • One row per station: when several towns share the same station, only the nearest one is shown.
  • These are raw, non-homogenised series: a station move, an instrument change or urban growth can increase or reduce the change at one station. The country median is more robust than the rank of any single city.
  • Changes below −1.5°C or above +6°C are treated as measurement breaks and left out.

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