Climate
Geraldton lies in the transition zone between a Mediterranean and a semi-arid climate. In the winter, the temperature is rather mild, averaging around 20 °C (68 °F), with most of the yearly rainfall falling in this period. This is due to cold fronts from Antarctica moving up and hitting the coast. In the summer months, Geraldton averages 31–32 °C (88–90 °F), with some days over 40 °C (104 °F). High pressure in the Great Australia Bight sends warm easterly winds to Geraldton and a west-coast trough is formed. Hot weather generally persists for a few days as the trough moves inland. Daily afternoon sea breezes cool coastal areas and summer temperatures in coastal suburbs of Geraldton (Tarcoola, Bluff Point, Seacrest) are generally cooler than in inland suburbs, such as Strathalbyn, Woorree and Deepdale.
| Climate data for Geraldton | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 47.7 (117.9) |
47.3 (117.1) |
45.2 (113.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
40.7 (105.3) |
43.8 (110.8) |
46.8 (116.2) |
47.7 (117.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.224) |
11.0 (0.433) |
15.9 (0.626) |
24.1 (0.949) |
69.9 (2.752) |
100.4 (3.953) |
92.7 (3.65) |
64.5 (2.539) |
32.5 (1.28) |
19.0 (0.748) |
9.3 (0.366) |
5.4 (0.213) |
448.6 (17.661) |
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