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Monthly climate in Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wadeye features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1165 mm (45.9 inches) and receives 90 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Wadeye enjoys an average of 3555 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia §

The warmest months in Wadeye are March, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (85 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wadeye 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 Wadeye, 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 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average low 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean minimum 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia §

Wadeye usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 288 mm (11.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Wadeye 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 Wadeye, 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) 392 (15.4) 297 (11.7) 166 (6.5) 37 (1.4) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 22 (0.9) 67 (2.7) 174 (6.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 17 17 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 11 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia §

The sunniest months in Wadeye are September, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Wadeye: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Wadeye, 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 227 259 302 293 302 290 300 311 311 325 320 309
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 50m 12h 32m 12h 9m 11h 45m 11h 26m 11h 16m 11h 21m 11h 38m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 45m 12h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia §

Wadeye 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Wadeye UV Index data.

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

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia

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