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Monthly climate in Port Hedland, Australia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum42°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 maximum38°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 high33°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 mean30°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 low28°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 minimum26°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)
Minimum24°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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)454101000001

Monthly sunshine hours in Port Hedland, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours276297314298297278299309310340341357
Mean daily daylight hours13h 11m12h 45m12h 10m11h 36m11h 8m10h 54m11h 1m11h 25m11h 58m12h 33m13h 3m13h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Port Hedland, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)151515129791114141515