Climate and average weather in Port Macquarie
In Port Macquarie, the summers are humid, warm, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are mild, breezy, and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Port Macquarie typically varies from 14°C to 24°C, and is rarely below 12°C or above 26°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, Port Macquarie has no single best season — it scores well the whole year round, so any month is a good time to visit for warm-weather activities.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 24°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 14°
- Wettest
- Mar
- 137 mm
- Driest
- Sep
- 51 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1127 mm
- 128 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.0–14.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 10 m
- 31.4°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 30% cloud
Port Macquarie is city in New South Wales, Australia.
- Density
- 802/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Port Macquarie weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score holds near its peak the whole year round.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Port Macquarie, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Port Macquarie stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 24°C and low of 22°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 14°C and high of 17°C.
Days typically run about 3°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 22 |
| Feb | 24 | 22 |
| Mar | 24 | 21 |
| Apr | 22 | 19 |
| May | 20 | 17 |
| Jun | 18 | 15 |
| Jul | 17 | 14 |
| Aug | 18 | 14 |
| Sep | 19 | 16 |
| Oct | 20 | 18 |
| Nov | 22 | 19 |
| Dec | 23 | 21 |
Average hourly temperature in Port Macquarie
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 24°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 14°C.
Port Macquarie weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° / 22° | 93 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 24° / 22° | 127 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 24° / 21° | 137 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 22° / 19° | 116 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 6.4 |
| May | 20° / 17° | 109 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 18° / 15° | 129 | 12.2 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Jul | 17° / 14° | 75 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 6.0 |
| Aug | 18° / 14° | 54 | 7 | 10.9 | 6.7 |
| Sep | 19° / 16° | 51 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 20° / 18° | 60 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 6.8 |
| Nov | 22° / 19° | 90 | 10.1 | 13.6 | 6.7 |
| Dec | 23° / 21° | 87 | 10.9 | 14 | 6.9 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Port Macquarie gets about 1127 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.3 months, from around Jan 15 to Jun 24, peaking in February at about 48% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Sep 20.
March is the wettest month by volume, with 137 mm over about 14 wet days; September is the driest, with 51 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 35 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 35 |
| Rain days | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 11 |
| Feb | 44 | 12 |
| Mar | 46 | 14 |
| Apr | 43 | 13 |
| May | 40 | 12 |
| Jun | 39 | 12 |
| Jul | 31 | 10 |
| Aug | 23 | 7 |
| Sep | 23 | 7 |
| Oct | 28 | 9 |
| Nov | 34 | 10 |
| Dec | 35 | 11 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Port Macquarie collects about 1127 mm of rain across 128 wet days — roughly 94 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. March is the wettest month with 137 mm, while September is the driest at just 51 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 35% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 93 | 127 | 137 | 116 | 109 | 129 | 75 | 54 | 51 | 60 | 90 | 87 |
| Rain days | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 93 | 11 |
| Feb | 127 | 12 |
| Mar | 137 | 14 |
| Apr | 116 | 13 |
| May | 109 | 12 |
| Jun | 129 | 12 |
| Jul | 75 | 10 |
| Aug | 54 | 7 |
| Sep | 51 | 7 |
| Oct | 60 | 9 |
| Nov | 90 | 10 |
| Dec | 87 | 11 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Port Macquarie, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 15 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around October 14. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 82% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 15 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around March 12. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 43% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 63 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 67 | 57 | 59 |
| Cloudier (%) | 37 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 43 | 41 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 37 |
| Feb | 63 | 37 |
| Mar | 68 | 32 |
| Apr | 71 | 29 |
| May | 70 | 30 |
| Jun | 70 | 30 |
| Jul | 77 | 23 |
| Aug | 82 | 18 |
| Sep | 79 | 21 |
| Oct | 67 | 33 |
| Nov | 57 | 43 |
| Dec | 59 | 41 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 14 hours of light; the shortest, around June 6, only 10 hours — a swing of roughly 4 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:03 | 6:29 | 6:51 | 7:12 | 7:32 | 7:50 | 7:50 | 7:27 | 6:48 | 6:10 | 5:45 | 5:43 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:53 | 7:37 | 7:05 | 6:26 | 5:57 | 5:48 | 5:58 | 6:18 | 6:37 | 6:57 | 7:22 | 7:46 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.8 | 6:03 | 7:53 |
| Feb | 13.1 | 6:29 | 7:37 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 6:51 | 7:05 |
| Apr | 11.3 | 7:12 | 6:26 |
| May | 10.4 | 7:32 | 5:57 |
| Jun | 10.0 | 7:50 | 5:48 |
| Jul | 10.2 | 7:50 | 5:58 |
| Aug | 10.9 | 7:27 | 6:18 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 6:48 | 6:37 |
| Oct | 12.8 | 6:10 | 6:57 |
| Nov | 13.6 | 5:45 | 7:22 |
| Dec | 14.0 | 5:43 | 7:46 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Port Macquarie averages about 15 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 11 and 22 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.1 months, from around Jun 17 to Oct 18. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 20 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is December, down near 12 sunny days — about 39% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Mixed |
| Feb | 12 | Mixed |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 14 | Mixed |
| May | 15 | Mixed |
| Jun | 15 | Bright |
| Jul | 18 | Bright |
| Aug | 21 | Bright |
| Sep | 19 | Bright |
| Oct | 16 | Bright |
| Nov | 12 | Mixed |
| Dec | 12 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Port Macquarie, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around October 26 to April 26. The muggiest month is February, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 90% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 27 to October 25, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 98% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 66 | 86 | 82 | 54 | 34 | 16 | 6 |
| Comfortable (%) | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 17 |
| Humid (%) | 22 | 24 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 32 | 28 |
| Muggy (%) | 40 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 38 |
| Oppressive (%) | 26 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 26 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 22 | 1 |
| Mar | 2 | 16 | 33 | 40 | 9 | 0 |
| Apr | 10 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 37 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 66 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 86 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 82 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 54 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 34 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 16 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec | 6 | 17 | 28 | 38 | 10 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Port Macquarie is typically breezy, near 21 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.5 months, from around Sep 18 to Mar 2. The windiest month is November, averaging about 22 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Mar 3 to Jun 11, with April the calmest month at about 19 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels | breezy | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | breezy |
| Feb | 21 | breezy |
| Mar | 20 | breezy |
| Apr | 19 | light breeze |
| May | 20 | light breeze |
| Jun | 21 | breezy |
| Jul | 21 | breezy |
| Aug | 21 | breezy |
| Sep | 21 | breezy |
| Oct | 22 | breezy |
| Nov | 22 | breezy |
| Dec | 22 | breezy |
Hazard calendar for Port Macquarie
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Port Macquarie sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Best time to visit Port Macquarie
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Port Macquarie throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, Port Macquarie suits general outdoor tourist activities for most of the year, with a peak score in the first week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 | good |
| Feb | 6.6 | good |
| Mar | 6.5 | good |
| Apr | 6.4 | good |
| May | 6.2 | good |
| Jun | 5.9 | good |
| Jul | 6.1 | good |
| Aug | 6.7 | good |
| Sep | 7.0 | good |
| Oct | 6.8 | good |
| Nov | 6.6 | good |
| Dec | 6.9 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Port Macquarie for hot-weather activities is from late November to early April, with a peak score in the third week of January.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Port Macquarie, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around February (highs near 24°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. In the cold season around July (highs near 17°C), pack rain gear and a windbreaker.
In February, Port Macquarie sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Port Macquarie
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 20°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | Warm |
| Feb | 26 | Warm |
| Mar | 25 | Warm |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 23 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 21 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 20 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 21 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 21 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 23 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 24 | Refreshing |
UV index (midday) in Port Macquarie by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Macquarie peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 10 | Very high |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Port Macquarie
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 7.5 | 8 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 6 | 2 |
| May | 4 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 2.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 4.5 | 0 |
| Sep | 6 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 8 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Air quality in Port Macquarie by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Port Macquarie is worst in November — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.0× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 16 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Good |
| Feb | 6 | Good |
| Mar | 7 | Good |
| Apr | 5 | Good |
| May | 5 | Good |
| Jun | 4 | Good |
| Jul | 5 | Good |
| Aug | 7 | Good |
| Sep | 8 | Good |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 26 | Moderate |
| Dec | 16 | Moderate |
Growing season
Port Macquarie is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Port Macquarie banks about 3,506 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 408 | 374 | 388 | 321 | 264 | 198 | 176 | 190 | 226 | 276 | 313 | 374 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 408 |
| Feb | 374 |
| Mar | 388 |
| Apr | 321 |
| May | 264 |
| Jun | 198 |
| Jul | 176 |
| Aug | 190 |
| Sep | 226 |
| Oct | 276 |
| Nov | 313 |
| Dec | 374 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Port Macquarie receives about 4.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.7 and 7.2 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around Sep 11 to Mar 22. The brightest month is January, averaging about 6.8 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 2.7 kWh/m² — roughly 60% less than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Level | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 | Intense |
| Feb | 5.9 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.1 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.1 | Bright |
| May | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2.7 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.0 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.0 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.2 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.0 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.5 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.8 | Intense |
Where is Port Macquarie?
Port Macquarie sits at 31.4°S, 152.9°E, 10 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Taree, 69 km away.
Topography around Port Macquarie
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Port Macquarie.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Port Macquarie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,274 m.
The land around Port Macquarie is covered by water (41%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (36%) within 80 km.
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- Power plugs
- Type I
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 90% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $65,130
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.9 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 0.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 4.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Port Macquarie (-31.4308°, 152.9089°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).