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Monthly climate in Wadeye, Australia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum33°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 maximum32°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 high31°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 mean29°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 low27°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 minimum26°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)
Minimum25°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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)20171751000251112

Monthly sunshine hours in Wadeye, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours227259302293302290300311311325320309
Mean daily daylight hours12h 50m12h 32m12h 9m11h 45m11h 26m11h 16m11h 21m11h 38m12h 0m12h 24m12h 45m12h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Wadeye, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)16151513109101114151616