26/12/2025
ON THIS DAY PWL BOXING DAY EDITION
Boxing Day in Perth. The day where leftovers sweat faster than you do and the weather historically flips a coin between “pleasantly smug” and “why is the sun angry at us personally”. Let’s open the dusty filing cabinet of meteorological chaos and see what December 26 has pulled over the years.
Records below are stitched together from the Perth Regional Office and Perth Airport. Basically, the city arguing with itself, as usual.
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🔥 Highest Temperatures in Perth on December 26 (Top 10)
Because Perth occasionally decides subtlety is for other cities.
🥇 1️⃣ 44.5°C (2007)
The year Perth tried to barbecue itself and nearly succeeded.
🥈 2️⃣ 43.3°C (2021)
Recent enough to still hurt emotionally.
🥉 3️⃣ 40.9°C (1997)
Classic late-90s chaos. Everything was louder then, including the heat.
4️⃣ 40.5°C (2012)
The atmosphere briefly became soup.
5️⃣ 38.7°C (2003)
Hot enough to regret every life choice.
6️⃣ 38.3°C (1915)
7️⃣ 38.3°C (1930)
8️⃣ 38.3°C (2000)
Three-way tie because Perth enjoys repetition.
9️⃣ 37.5°C (2004)
Still brutal, just slightly less theatrical.
🔟 37.4°C (1993)
The polite end of the inferno list.
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❄️ Lowest Minimum Temperatures in Perth on December 26
Yes, sometimes Boxing Day wakes up and chooses calm.
🥇 1️⃣ 7.7°C (2024)
Fresh, crisp, and deeply suspicious for Perth.
🥈 2️⃣ 8.6°C (1952)
Back when summer had manners.
🥉 3️⃣ 8.8°C (1945)
A cool start with absolutely no warning.
4️⃣ 9.2°C (1971)
Cardigan weather. Briefly.
5️⃣ 10.2°C (1907)
Barely qualifies as summer arrogance.
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🌤️ Lowest Maximum Temperatures in Perth on December 26
The rare Boxing Days where Perth forgot to flex.
🥇 1️⃣ 20.6°C (1938)
Almost civilised.
🥈 2️⃣ 20.9°C (1903)
Summer called in sick.
🥉 3️⃣ 21.0°C (1919)
Cool enough to confuse everyone.
4️⃣ 21.2°C (1929)
Barely trying.
5️⃣ 21.8°C (1952)
A gentle reminder that extremes work both ways.
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🌧️ All-Time Most Rainfall in Perth on December 26
Rain on Boxing Day is rare, dramatic, and wildly inconvenient.
🥇 1️⃣ 17.8 mm (1991)
The big one. Perth still talks about it.
🥈 2️⃣ 6.9 mm (1890)
Nice.
🥉 3️⃣ 6.1 mm (1965)
Enough to ruin outdoor plans, not enough to fix anything.
4️⃣ 4.4 mm (1987)
Teasing, really.
5️⃣ 1.8 mm (2004)
Barely worth mentioning, yet here we are.
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Final Word
Boxing Day in Perth has range. It can scorch, freeze, drizzle, or lull you into a false sense of security before unleashing heat like a personal vendetta. One thing is consistent though: the weather will do whatever it wants, and everyone else will just cope.
Merry Boxing Day. Hydrate. Or layer up. Possibly both.
