Climate
Macquarie Island's climate is moderated by the sea, and all months have an average temperature above freezing, although snow is common between June and October and may even occur in Macquarie Island's "summer".
Average daily maximum temperatures range from 4.9 °C (40.8 °F) in July to 8.8 °C (47.8 °F) in January. Precipitation occurs fairly evenly throughout the year and averages 967.9 mm (38.11 in) annually. Macquarie Island is one of the cloudiest places on Earth with an average of only 856 hours of sunshine per year.
| Climate data for Macquarie Island, Australia | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.55 (43.79) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
3.06 (37.50) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−7 (19.4) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 84.7 (3.335) |
85.6 (3.37) |
99.5 (3.917) |
93.1 (3.665) |
83.1 (3.272) |
76.5 (3.012) |
71.7 (2.823) |
73.1 (2.878) |
74.7 (2.941) |
75.6 (2.976) |
72.2 (2.843) |
78.0 (3.071) |
967.8 (38.102) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 25.3 | 24.3 | 27.0 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 314.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.7 | 101.7 | 86.8 | 54.0 | 31.0 | 18.0 | 24.8 | 43.4 | 69.0 | 96.1 | 108.0 | 108.5 | 856 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology | |||||||||||||
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