Bamaga weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Bamaga is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with August and July close behind. Bamaga averages about 2,534 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,534
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 1,689 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Bamaga?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bamaga is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (66/100, 414 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bamaga?
Bamaga gets a lot of sun: around 2,534 hours a year. September (93/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #103 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 69% of the year's 1,689 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 414 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 394 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 361 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 190 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 58 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 22 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 13 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 8 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 15 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 49 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 66 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 161 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Bamaga by month
The sea off Bamaga is warmest in December at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in June at 26°C / 79°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 · 350 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 548 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 749 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 854 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 955 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 1,033 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Horn Australia · 44 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kubin Australia · 84 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sue Islet Australia · 91 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Badu Australia · 94 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mabuiag Australia · 114 km · 2,369 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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