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Monthly climate in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Alice Springs features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 181 mm (7.1 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Alice Springs enjoys an average of 3675 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 40 minutes to 13 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia §

The warmest months in Alice Springs are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (84 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 15 °C (54 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Alice Springs experiences 234 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 44°C
(111°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 45°C
(113°F)
Mean maximum 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(110°F)
Average high 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Daily mean 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia §

Alice Springs usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Alice Springs are April, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22 (0.9) 22 (0.9) 33 (1.3) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 18 (0.7) 29 (1.2) 42 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia §

The sunniest months in Alice Springs are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Alice Springs: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 282 307 312 293 291 274 292 305 305 332 332 345
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 24m 12h 52m 12h 11m 11h 30m 10h 57m 10h 40m 10h 49m 11h 18m 11h 56m 12h 38m 13h 14m 13h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia §

Alice Springs experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Alice Springs UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 17 17 15 12 9 6 7 10 12 14 16 17