Kalgoorlie weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Kalgoorlie is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with May and September close behind. Kalgoorlie averages about 3,498 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 15 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,498
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 288 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Population
- 29k
- Elevation
- 357 m
When is the best time to visit Kalgoorlie?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kalgoorlie is April, then May and September. The dullest month is January (55/100, 46 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kalgoorlie?
Kalgoorlie is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,498 hours of sunshine a year. April (97/100) is noticeably better than January (55). It ranks #34 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 288 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55 | 36° / 97°F | 18° / 64°F | 46 mm | 13 |
| February | 74 | 34° / 93°F | 17° / 63°F | 40 mm | 12 |
| March | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 15° / 59°F | 27 mm | 10 |
| April | 97 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 15 mm | 7 |
| May | 97 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 16 mm | 4 |
| June | 81 | 18° / 64°F | 5° / 41°F | 18 mm | 3 |
| July | 72 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 22 mm | 3 |
| August | 88 | 19° / 66°F | 5° / 41°F | 22 mm | 5 |
| September | 97 | 23° / 73°F | 7° / 45°F | 15 mm | 7 |
| October | 97 | 28° / 82°F | 11° / 52°F | 19 mm | 9 |
| November | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 14° / 57°F | 26 mm | 11 |
| December | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 16° / 61°F | 22 mm | 12 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Perth Australia · 537 km · best in Mar · 3,335 h sun/yr
- Newman Australia · 836 km · best in Aug · 3,765 h sun/yr
- Port Hedland Australia · 1,192 km · best in Aug · 3,669 h sun/yr
- Karratha Australia · 1,215 km · best in Aug · 3,645 h sun/yr
- Broome Australia · 1,430 km · best in Aug · 3,549 h sun/yr
- Alice Springs Australia · 1,452 km · best in Aug · 3,770 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Leonora Australia · 213 km · 3,655 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Laverton Australia · 259 km · 3,623 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Esperance Australia · 323 km · 2,991 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Cosmo Newbery Australia · 382 km · 3,601 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Karara Australia · 492 km · 3,644 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Kalgoorlie compares month by month: Kalgoorlie vs Perth · Kalgoorlie vs Port Hedland · Kalgoorlie vs Newman · all comparisons
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