Birdwood | |
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| Coordinates: 31°20′54″S152°20′4″E / 31.34833°S 152.33444°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 34 (2021 census) [2] |
| Postcode | 2446 |
| County | Macquarie |
| Mean max temp | 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) [1] |
| Mean min temp | 11.9 °C (53.4 °F) [1] |
| Annual rainfall | 1,964.7 mm (77.35 in) [1] |
Birdwood is a town in New South Wales, Australia about 1 hour 6 minutes drive south of Port Macquarie. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 34. [2]
Birdwood experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with moderately hot & very wet summers & quite mild, drier winters. [3] The town has 101.8 clear days & 113.6 cloudy days. The wettest recorded day was 23 February 2013 with 415.2 mm (16.35 in) of rainfall. Extreme temperatures ranged from 43.2 °C (109.8 °F) on 12 February 2017 to −5.1 °C (22.8 °F) on 18 July 1970. [4]
Climate data was sourced from the nearby Mount Seaview.
| Climate data for Birdwood (Mount Seaview) ( 31°23′S152°15′E / 31.39°S 152.25°E ) (155 m (509 ft) AMSL) (1949-2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.2 (108.0) | 43.2 (109.8) | 40.6 (105.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 34.1 (93.4) | 36.2 (97.2) | 41.4 (106.5) | 42.5 (108.5) | 41.4 (106.5) | 43.2 (109.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.8 (83.8) | 24.5 (76.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 12.7 (54.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 5.6 (42.1) | 6.2 (43.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.9 (53.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) | 9.5 (49.1) | 3.6 (38.5) | 3.0 (37.4) | −0.6 (30.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | −5.1 (22.8) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.0 (32.0) | 2.5 (36.5) | 4.2 (39.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | −5.1 (22.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 269.6 (10.61) | 275.7 (10.85) | 273.2 (10.76) | 161.0 (6.34) | 137.0 (5.39) | 120.5 (4.74) | 68.8 (2.71) | 74.5 (2.93) | 77.3 (3.04) | 134.9 (5.31) | 174.2 (6.86) | 199.7 (7.86) | 1,964.7 (77.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 15.5 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 181.4 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 60 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 58 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 11.8 (53.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 7.3 (45.1) | 6.8 (44.2) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13.2 (55.7) |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology (1949-2025) [1] | |||||||||||||