Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kununurra features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 636 mm (25.0 inches) and receives 65 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kununurra enjoys an average of 3615 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kununurra are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 32 °C (89 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kununurra experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 44°C (112°F) |
Mean maximum | 40°C (105°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 43°C (110°F) |
Average high | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (102°F) |
Daily mean | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average low | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean minimum | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
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Kununurra usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 14 rainy days and 170 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kununurra are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 242 (9.5) | 196 (7.7) | 73 (2.9) | 10 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 41 (1.6) | 63 (2.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
The sunniest months in Kununurra are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kununurra: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 244 | 263 | 306 | 298 | 301 | 287 | 300 | 313 | 315 | 330 | 325 | 328 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 56m | 12h 35m | 12h 9m | 11h 43m | 11h 21m | 11h 11m | 11h 16m | 11h 35m | 11h 59m | 12h 26m | 12h 50m | 13h 2m |
Kununurra 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 Kununurra UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |