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Monthly climate in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Katherine features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 774 mm (30.5 inches) and receives 69 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Katherine enjoys an average of 3569 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia §

The warmest months in Katherine are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (87 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Katherine experiences 328 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 Katherine, 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 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia §

Katherine usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 199 mm (7.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Katherine are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Katherine, 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) 227 (8.9) 238 (9.4) 77 (3.0) 37 (1.5) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 49 (1.9) 132 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 18 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia §

The sunniest months in Katherine are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Katherine: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Katherine, 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 234 257 307 294 301 291 305 312 309 323 318 314
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 51m 12h 33m 12h 9m 11h 45m 11h 25m 11h 16m 11h 20m 11h 37m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 46m 12h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia §

Katherine experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Katherine UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Katherine, 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) 16 16 15 13 11 9 10 12 15 15 16 16