The climate on Norfolk Island
Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesAll climatic diagrams of this site are taken from the collected data from the official weather station of Norfolk Island at an altitude of 117m above sea level. All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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Climate zone: sub-tropics of the southern hemisphere
› Duration of daylight and sunshine on Norfolk Island
hours of sunshine per day
rainy days per month
Precipitation in mm/day
Relative humidity in %
Absolute humidity in g/m³ (approx.)
Long-term development of temperatures from 1988 - 2019
In contrast to single record values, a long-term development cannot simply be brought about by all weather stations in the country. Both the number and the locations are constantly changing. A simply calculated average value would give a falsified result. If several measuring stations in particularly cold mountain or coastal regions are added in one year, the average would already decrease as a result of this alone. If a station fails during the summer or winter months, it does not provide any values and falsifies the average again. The subsequent long-term development was therefore reduced to only 1 measuring points in order to have actually comparable data over as long a period as possible.In the years 1988 to 2019 there were only these 1 weather stations in the whole country, which reported continuous temperature values (Norfolk Island). From these weather reports we have created a long-term development that shows the monthly average temperatures. The hottest month in this entire period was 2016 with 24.1 °C. 1994 was the coldest month with an average temperature of 14.8 °C.
The average annual temperature was about 19.1 °C in the years after 1988 and about 19.6 °C in the last years before 2019. It has therefore increased only slightly by about 0.5 °C over the past 32 years. This trend only applies to the selected 1 weather stations on Norfolk Island. A considerably more comprehensive evaluation of the global warming has been provided separately.
More detailed information on global warming with a view by continent can also be found on our topic page on climate change. Data basis: German Weather Service, individual values averaged and supplemented by own elements.