Broken Hill weather by month & the best time to visit

🇦🇺 Australia · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Broken Hill is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with April and September close behind. Broken Hill averages about 3,559 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in March.

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Sun hours / year

3,559

Sunniest month

March

Peak score

97/100

Rain / year

209 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

17k

Elevation

282 m

When is the best time to visit Broken Hill?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Broken Hill is March, then April and September. The dullest month is January (57/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Broken Hill?

Broken Hill is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,559 hours of sunshine a year. March (97/100) is noticeably better than January (57). It ranks #30 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 209 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Adelaide Australia · 426 km · best in Jan · 3,118 h sun/yr
• Melbourne Australia · 701 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
• Canberra Australia · 803 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
• Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 930 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
• Newcastle Australia · 977 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
• Alice Springs Australia · 1,175 km · best in Aug · 3,770 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Mildura Australia · 254 km · 3,287 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Whyalla Australia · 389 km · 3,268 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Olympic Dam Australia · 468 km · 3,690 h sun/yr · best in May
• Griffith Australia · 496 km · 3,283 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Thargomindah Australia · 500 km · 3,718 h sun/yr · best in Apr