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Monthly climate in Kununurra, Australia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Kununurra, Australia

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kununurra. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum43°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 maximum40°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 high35°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 mean30°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 low26°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 minimum24°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)
Minimum24°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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Monthly average precipitation in Kununurra, Australia

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kununurra. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1716102000002711

Monthly sunshine hours in Kununurra, Australia

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kununurra. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours244263306298301287300313315330325328
Mean daily daylight hours12h 56m12h 35m12h 9m11h 43m11h 21m11h 11m11h 16m11h 35m11h 59m12h 26m12h 50m13h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Kununurra, Australia

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kununurra. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)16161513108101114151616