Average Temperature in Australia by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in Australia for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Australia?

2019 was the warmest year in the history of Australia. The average daily high temperature was 30.1 °C, and the average low was 15.5 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in Australia?

1917 was the coolest year in the history of Australia. The average daily high temperature was 27.6 °C, and the average low was 13.9 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	16	29.0	15.2
2020	3	29.5	15.7
2019	1	30.1	15.5
2018	5	29.7	15.3
2017	5	29.6	15.4
2016	8	29.2	15.7
2015	9	29.3	15.4
2014	4	29.6	15.5
2013	2	29.8	15.7
2012	40	28.9	14.6
2011	71	28.2	14.7
2010	66	28.0	15.0
2009	16	29.1	15.1
2008	46	28.6	14.8
2007	20	28.9	15.1
2006	32	28.8	14.9
2005	5	29.4	15.6
2004	20	28.9	15.1
2003	14	29.0	15.3
2002	14	29.5	14.8
2001	65	28.4	14.7
2000	66	28.1	14.9
1999	35	28.5	15.1
1998	9	28.9	15.8
1997	40	28.5	15.0
1996	20	28.8	15.2
1995	47	28.3	15.1
1994	32	29.0	14.7
1993	26	28.5	15.4
1992	47	28.3	15.1
1991	13	29.1	15.3
1990	19	28.8	15.3
1989	55	28.2	15.0
1988	11	29.0	15.6
1987	35	28.5	15.1
1986	35	28.5	15.1
1985	35	28.6	15.0
1984	86	28.0	14.6
1983	20	28.6	15.4
1982	47	28.7	14.7
1981	28	28.6	15.2
1980	11	29.2	15.4
1979	26	28.8	15.1
1978	76	28.0	14.8
1977	55	28.6	14.6
1976	113	28.0	14.0
1975	71	28.2	14.7
1974	113	27.5	14.5
1973	16	28.5	15.7
1972	39	28.9	14.7
1971	76	28.2	14.6
1970	60	28.6	14.5
1969	55	28.6	14.6
1968	91	27.9	14.6
1967	71	28.5	14.4
1966	105	28.0	14.3
1965	32	28.9	14.8
1964	76	28.3	14.5
1963	66	28.3	14.7
1962	53	28.6	14.7
1961	40	28.9	14.6
1960	112	27.9	14.2
1959	28	28.8	15.0
1958	40	28.6	14.9
1957	53	28.9	14.4
1956	120	27.5	14.1
1955	91	27.8	14.7
1954	86	28.2	14.4
1953	91	28.3	14.2
1952	102	28.2	14.2
1951	91	28.3	14.2
1950	108	27.8	14.4
1949	119	27.8	13.9
1948	91	28.4	14.1
1947	82	28.2	14.5
1946	108	28.3	13.9
1945	76	28.4	14.4
1944	82	28.5	14.2
1943	108	28.2	14.0
1942	40	28.6	14.9
1941	100	28.1	14.3
1940	60	28.8	14.3
1939	86	28.2	14.4
1938	28	28.9	14.9
1937	69	28.6	14.3
1936	60	28.6	14.5
1935	90	28.4	14.2
1934	76	28.3	14.5
1933	86	28.2	14.4
1932	71	28.5	14.4
1931	91	28.2	14.3
1930	60	28.5	14.6
1929	116	28.1	13.8
1928	40	28.9	14.6
1927	82	28.4	14.3
1926	47	28.8	14.6
1925	117	28.0	13.9
1924	113	28.1	13.9
1923	69	28.6	14.3
1922	82	28.5	14.2
1921	55	28.4	14.8
1920	91	28.1	14.4
1919	47	28.8	14.6
1918	102	28.3	14.1
1917	121	27.6	13.9
1916	76	28.3	14.5
1915	20	29.0	15.0
1914	20	29.0	15.0
1913	105	28.2	14.1
1912	47	28.8	14.6
1911	91	28.3	14.2
1910	71	28.4	14.5
1909	111	28.0	14.1
1908	118	28.0	13.8
1907	91	28.4	14.1
1906	28	28.9	14.9
1905	102	28.3	14.1
1904	105	28.1	14.2
1903	100	28.1	14.3
1902	60	28.8	14.3
1901	55	28.6	14.6