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Monthly climate in Dampier, Western Australia, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dampier features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (71 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 330 mm (13.0 inches) and receives 18 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dampier enjoys an average of 3721 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 52 minutes to 13 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dampier, Western Australia, Australia §

The warmest months in Dampier are January, March and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 30 °C (86 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dampier experiences 275 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 Dampier, Western 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 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average low 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean minimum 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dampier, Western Australia, Australia §

Dampier usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 4 rainy days and 79 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dampier are September, October and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dampier, Western 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) 42 (1.7) 97 (3.8) 99 (3.9) 15 (0.6) 18 (0.7) 22 (0.8) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 31 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 4 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Dampier, Western Australia, Australia §

The sunniest months in Dampier are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dampier: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dampier, Western 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 279 299 318 296 296 274 297 308 311 342 342 354
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 13m 12h 46m 12h 10m 11h 35m 11h 6m 10h 52m 10h 59m 11h 24m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 5m 13h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Dampier, Western Australia, Australia §

Dampier experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dampier UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dampier, Western 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) 15 15 14 11 9 7 8 11 13 14 15 15