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Monthly climate in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port Hedland features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 393 mm (15.5 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Port Hedland enjoys an average of 3721 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 54 minutes to 13 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia §

The warmest months in Port Hedland 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 (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Port Hedland experiences 301 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 Port Hedland, 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 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(106°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average low 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean minimum 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia §

Port Hedland usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 4 rainy days and 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Port Hedland are August, September and October. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port Hedland, 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) 62 (2.5) 81 (3.2) 178 (7.0) 10 (0.4) 10 (0.4) 31 (1.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 18 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia §

The sunniest months in Port Hedland are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Port Hedland: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Port Hedland, 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 276 297 314 298 297 278 299 309 310 340 341 357
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 11m 12h 45m 12h 10m 11h 36m 11h 8m 10h 54m 11h 1m 11h 25m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 3m 13h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia §

Port Hedland experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, 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 Port Hedland UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port Hedland, 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 15 12 9 7 9 11 14 14 15 15