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Monthly climate in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tennant Creek features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (66 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 213 mm (8.4 inches) and receives 21 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Tennant Creek enjoys an average of 3677 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 56 minutes to 13 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia §

The warmest months in Tennant Creek are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 21 °C (66 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tennant Creek experiences 296 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 Tennant Creek, 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)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(112°F)
Mean maximum 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)
Average high 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Daily mean 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average low 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia §

Tennant Creek usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 5 rainy days and 49 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Tennant Creek are April, June and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tennant Creek, 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) 58 (2.3) 40 (1.6) 48 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 6 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 19 (0.7) 27 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia §

The sunniest months in Tennant Creek are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 55 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Tennant Creek: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tennant Creek, 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 271 296 313 298 293 283 297 308 309 330 329 344
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 9m 12h 43m 12h 10m 11h 37m 11h 10m 10h 56m 11h 3m 11h 27m 11h 58m 12h 32m 13h 1m 13h 16m

Solar UV radiation in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia §

Tennant Creek 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 Tennant Creek UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tennant Creek, 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 12 10 8 9 11 13 15 16 17

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia

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