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Monthly climate in Darwin, Australia

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Darwin features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1709 mm (67.3 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Darwin enjoys an average of 3399 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Darwin, Australia §

The warmest months in Darwin are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Darwin experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Darwin, 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 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Darwin, Australia §

Darwin usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 24 rainy days and 348 mm (13.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Darwin are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Darwin, 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) 399 (15.7) 329 (13.0) 316 (12.4) 104 (4.1) 7 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 17 (0.7) 95 (3.7) 180 (7.1) 255 (10.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 24 27 12 1 0 0 1 3 13 22 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Darwin, Australia §

The sunniest months in Darwin are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 11 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Darwin: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Darwin, 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 194 230 267 276 301 294 303 310 307 317 308 288
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 45m 12h 29m 12h 8m 11h 48m 11h 31m 11h 23m 11h 27m 11h 41m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 40m 12h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Darwin, Australia §

Darwin experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, September and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Darwin UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Darwin, 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) 15 16 15 13 11 9 10 13 15 15 15 16

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Darwin, Australia

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