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Monthly climate in Pukatja, South Australia, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pukatja features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (31 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 192 mm (7.6 inches) and receives 26 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pukatja enjoys an average of 3642 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 30 minutes to 13 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pukatja, South Australia, Australia §

The warmest months in Pukatja are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 14 °C (52 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pukatja experiences 198 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 Pukatja, South Australia, 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 43°C
(110°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 13°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pukatja, South Australia, Australia §

Pukatja usually has the most precipitation in January, October and November, with an average of 4 rainy days and 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pukatja are May, July and August. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pukatja, South Australia, 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) 40 (1.6) 18 (0.7) 17 (0.7) 15 (0.6) 7 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 9 (0.4) 23 (0.9) 33 (1.3) 12 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 5 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Pukatja, South Australia, Australia §

The sunniest months in Pukatja are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pukatja: January, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pukatja, South Australia, 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 282 308 317 290 284 262 281 298 303 330 329 354
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 33m 12h 58m 12h 12m 11h 26m 10h 48m 10h 30m 10h 39m 11h 12m 11h 55m 12h 42m 13h 23m 13h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Pukatja, South Australia, Australia §

Pukatja experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February 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 High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pukatja UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pukatja, South Australia, 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 17 14 11 8 6 6 9 11 14 15 16