Birdwood, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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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 | |
|---|---|
  Birdwood | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′54″S 152°20′4″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] |
Geography
Climate
Birdwood experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with moderately hot and very wet summers and quite mild, drier winters.[3] The town has 101.8 clear days and 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) (31.39°S 152.25°E) (155 m (509 ft) AMSL) (1949-2025) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||||||||||||
