Aurukun weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Aurukun is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with July and August close behind. Aurukun averages about 3,023 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,023
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 1,700 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Aurukun?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Aurukun is June, then July and August. The dullest month is November (50/100, 77 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Aurukun?
Aurukun is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,023 hours of sunshine a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate June (96) from November (50), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #66 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 72% of the year's 1,700 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 464 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 416 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 347 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 80 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 92 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 23 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 96 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 7 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 4 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 5 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 67 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 56 | 36° / 97°F | 23° / 73°F | 21 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 50 | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 77 mm | 13 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 56 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 241 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
Sea temperature in Aurukun by month
The sea off Aurukun is warmest in December at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July at 25°C / 77°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Merauke Indonesia · 556 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 584 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 740 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 849 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 1,073 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Proserpine Australia · 1,076 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Weipa Australia · 78 km · 2,908 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Coen Australia · 157 km · 2,668 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Pormpuraaw Australia · 172 km · 3,181 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lockhart River Australia · 183 km · 2,589 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kowanyama Australia · 237 km · 3,195 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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