Port Hedland Weather Records

Port Hedland, Western Australia weather averages and records from 1898–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Port Hedland, Western Australia was 49.0 °C which occurred on January 11, 2008.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Port Hedland, Western Australia was 3.2 °C which occurred on July 10, 1967.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Port Hedland Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°C) Record (°C) Average (cm)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧
January 36.5 26.0 49.0 18.1 6.2
February 36.3 25.9 48.2 16.3 7.3
March 37.0 25.0 47.0 15.8 6.1
April 35.6 22.2 45.0 12.2 1.9
May 31.4 17.6 38.8 7.0 2.0
June 28.0 14.7 35.5 4.7 3.0
July 28.0 13.0 34.4 3.2 1.0
August 29.9 13.6 39.9 3.7 0.4
September 32.8 15.9 42.3 7.2 0.1
October 36.0 19.7 46.9 11.1 0.0
November 36.5 22.1 47.4 12.4 0.1
December 36.8 24.9 47.9 16.6 2.0
Entire year 33.7 20.0 49.0 3.2 31.7
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1898–2024
Highest daily low 32.3 °C December 28, 2021
Lowest daily high 14.4 °C June 19, 1931
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
29.1 °C November 28, 1990
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
14.0 °C May 8–9, 1978
Most daily precipitation 38.7 cm January 27, 1967
Most monthly precipitation 50.0 cm January 1942
Most yearly precipitation 102.0 cm 1942
Most yearly days with precipitation 65 1963
Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C 366 2008
Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C 365 1994
Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C 306 2014
Most days in a year ≥ 35 °C 189 2014
Most days in a year ≥ 40 °C 67 2019
Port Hedland Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 10 days Feb 17–26, 1975
Without precipitation 301 days Apr 7, 1944 – Feb 1, 1945
High temperature ≥ 20 °C 2583 days Jul 8, 1923 – Aug 2, 1930
High temperature ≥ 25 °C 718 days Jun 17, 2019 – Jun 3, 2021
High temperature ≥ 30 °C 252 days Sep 10, 2019 – May 18, 2020
High temperature ≥ 35 °C 92 days Dec 22, 2004 – Mar 23, 2005
High temperature ≥ 40 °C 13 days Mar 4–16, 1953
Plant Hardiness Zone
11B
Port Hedland is in plant hardiness zone 11B
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
Port Hedland Weather by Year
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Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Port Hedland Airport location
1898–1948 Port Hedland Post Office location