The lowest temperature ever recorded for Perth is −0.7 °C (30.7 °F), on 17 June 2006, and the lowest temperature ever recorded in the metropolitan region is −3.4 °C (25.9 °F) at Jandakot Airport on the same day.
Does it snow during winter in Perth? Perth has never recorded snow on the ground.
It does get cold in Perth during the winter, the minimum temperature during winter is 8˚C, and it can reach a maximum of 19˚C. Compared to other states in Australia, Perth enjoys fewer temperature fluctuations from morning to night.
Climate. Wandering has a Mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and cool, damp winters. In winter, it is one of the coldest towns in Western Australia, commonly recording temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F).
January is the hottest month in Perth with an average temperature of 24.5°C (76°F) and the coldest is July at 13°C (55°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 13 in January.
These records go back to 1897. The highest temperature measured during that time was 47 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit) on February 23, 1991. Since 1945 the temperature extremes were observed at Perth Airport.
The coldest Christmas Day on record in Perth was in 1945, when the temperature only reached as high as 19.7ºC.
The hottest and coolest areas
Wanneroo, Belmont and Canning … tend to have higher land surface temperatures," Dr Caccetta said. "On average they can be up to 5 degrees hotter in land surface temperature than the suburbs that have greater canopy covers."
Australia Day temperatures most consistent in Sydney
The temperatures in Sydney are much more comfortable for a day out, with average temperatures of 26.6°C over the past 116 years. Sydney has only experienced 2 Australia Days above 40°C and 13 above 30°C compared with 61 and 4 for Perth respectively.
Liawenee and surrounding Miena Dam experience annual mean maximum temperatures of 12.1 °C (53.8 °F) and 10.1 °C (50.2 °F), respectively, and are thus amongst the coldest permanently inhabited places in Australia; irrespective of Miena Dam, Liawenee is colder on this metric than notable mainland sites of a similar ...
The most expensive place for housing in Australia is Sydney.
Oodnadatta, South Australia
Of course we Aussies don't have to travel far to feel the heat, especially during the Australian summer months. The record for the highest official temperature ever recorded in Australia belongs to the remote outback town of Oodnadatta in South Australia.
Perth, Western Australia
In fact, it's officially the sunniest capital city in the world, with an average of eight hours of sun per day, year-round. It's wonderfully close to Fremantle and Rottnest Island too, so you can take home a suitcase full of brightly-lit quokka selfies.
Tornadoes typically occur two or three times in Perth during winter, the BOM said. "Typical tornado paths are around 50-150 metres wide and several kilometres long, and damage to houses in the path can range from minor roof damage to complete demolition," it said.
There are two primary species of snakes encountered in the Perth metro area. These are Dugites and Tiger Snakes. Both of these species are DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS, which means envenomation is potentially fatal without medical assistance.
We certainly do get tornadoes in Australia. They are more common than you might think, with dozens of sightings per year.
One of the driest areas in Australia however, is Birdsville in Queensland. The desert town experiences only 10 days of rainfall per year. Although going further up North in Queensland, areas in Bamaga and Weipa are subject to much heavier rainfall, with about 75 rainfall days per year.
The weather in Canada can be quite cold. The weather in the Australian provinces and territories stays pretty warm and favourable.
The city of Perth has the best weather/climate in Australia. The city enjoys a temperate Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and mild but wet winters. Perth is also the sunniest capital city in Australia and is considered one of the hottest experiencing over 250+ days of sunny blue skies.
Dalkeith topped the million dollar list with an annual median house price of $3,400,000. Its most expensive house sale* in the 12 months to February 2023 was 26 Hobbs Avenue, Dalkeith, which sold for $8,255,000 in October 2022.
Bounded on three sides by the Swan River, Dalkeith is home to many of Perth's most notable and wealthy residents, ranging from mining tycoons to A-list celebrities – those who happily reside in some of the city's most impressive mansions, lapping up the luxury that befits its prestigious postcode.
Using data collected during the 2021 to 2022 financial year and 2022 to March 2023 financial year, PerthNow can exclusively reveal that the Joondalup policing district was overwhelmingly the safest place to live in WA.
The last white Christmas for mainland Australia was in 2006 and potentially the only snowy December 25th in recent decades.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Australia on Christmas Day was 48.3ºC at Gascoyne Junction, WA in 1997.
Southern Hemisphere
In 2006, a snowstorm hit the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales and Victoria, arriving on Christmas morning and bringing nearly 12 in (30 cm) of snow in higher areas. In New Zealand's Southern Alps, snow can fall any day of the year, and a white Christmas is possible.