Monthly climate in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nhulunbuy features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1390 mm (54.7 inches) and receives 131 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nhulunbuy enjoys an average of 3490 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia §

The warmest months in Nhulunbuy are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nhulunbuy 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 Nhulunbuy, 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 35°C
(96°F)
36°C
(98°F)
35°C
(95°F)
34°C
(93°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(89°F)
31°C
(88°F)
32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(90°F)
35°C
(95°F)
36°C
(97°F)
37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(91°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
31°C
(88°F)
32°C
(89°F)
34°C
(93°F)
35°C
(96°F)
36°C
(97°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(85°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
30°C
(86°F)
32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(91°F)
33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(80°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(82°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(73°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(66°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(71°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 25°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)
21°C
(70°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(71°F)
23°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia §

Nhulunbuy usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 23 rainy days and 301 mm (11.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nhulunbuy are August, September and October. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nhulunbuy, 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) 341 (13.4) 269 (10.6) 293 (11.5) 187 (7.4) 49 (1.9) 18 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 8 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 37 (1.4) 155 (6.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 22 25 15 12 6 4 3 2 2 5 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia §

The sunniest months in Nhulunbuy are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nhulunbuy: January, February and April receive an average of 8 hours 21 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nhulunbuy, 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 218 255 279 278 294 279 299 310 309 332 325 308
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 44m 12h 28m 12h 8m 11h 48m 11h 32m 11h 24m 11h 28m 11h 42m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 39m 12h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia §

Nhulunbuy experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March 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 Nhulunbuy UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nhulunbuy, 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) 15 16 16 14 11 9 10 13 14 15 15 16