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Monthly climate in Tanami, Northern Territory, Australia

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tanami features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 314 mm (12.3 inches) and receives 30 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Tanami enjoys an average of 3681 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 55 minutes to 13 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tanami, Northern Territory, Australia §

The warmest months in Tanami are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 21 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tanami experiences 300 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 Tanami, 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
(112°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 45°C
(114°F)
Mean maximum 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)
Average high 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Daily mean 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tanami, Northern Territory, Australia §

Tanami usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 6 rainy days and 75 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Tanami 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 Tanami, 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) 85 (3.3) 71 (2.8) 69 (2.7) 0 (0.0) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 18 (0.7) 52 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Tanami, Northern Territory, Australia §

The sunniest months in Tanami are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Tanami: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tanami, 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 273 297 312 301 291 280 294 313 310 334 333 339
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 10m 12h 44m 12h 10m 11h 36m 11h 9m 10h 55m 11h 2m 11h 26m 11h 58m 12h 32m 13h 2m 13h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Tanami, Northern Territory, Australia §

Tanami experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tanami UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tanami, 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 16 15 13 10 8 8 11 14 15 17 16

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Tanami, Northern Territory, Australia

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