Oceania Climate – April 2026 Update
Temperature – Average
Oceania – Monthly Temperature – All Years
Each line represents one year of monthly temperature.
4BYO continent aggregate · equal-weight mean of member country monthly absolute temperatures (OWID/CRU TS).
Shifting Seasons
Warm / cold seasonsHow spring and autumn have shifted in Oceania. Spring is defined as the date monthly temperatures first rise above the long-term annual mean (15.6°C, from 1941–1970); autumn is the date they fall back below it. Temperature swings 11.9°C peak-to-peak across the year - a classic four-seasons rhythm.
Baseline vs recent monthly temperature climatology. Biggest warming: Jul (+1.4°C).
4BYO continent aggregate · OWID/CRU TS country monthly temperatures.
Explore Countries on this Continent
This page shows the NOAA continental series. To browse country-level pages within Oceania, use the countries tab on the Climate Updates hub and filter by continent.
Open Climate Updates → CountriesHottest & Coolest in Oceania this Month
1-month anomaly vs 1961–1990 across the 2 members we cover. Click a name to open its profile.
Warmest
- 1.🇦🇺Australia+2.02°C
- 2.🇳🇿New Zealand+0.63°C
Coolest
- 1.🇳🇿New Zealand+0.63°C
- 2.🇦🇺Australia+2.02°C
Data Sources
- NOAA Climate at a Glance — continental land temperature · Open at NOAA
- Two-baseline model — comparison baseline 1961–1990; native baseline 1901-2000. Methodology →