Darnley weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Darnley is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with September and July close behind. Darnley averages about 2,451 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 23 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,451
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 1,705 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Elevation
- 48 m
When is the best time to visit Darnley?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Darnley is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (66/100, 275 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Darnley?
Darnley gets a moderate 2,451 hours of sunshine a year. August (89/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #110 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around March, carries about 48% of the annual 1,705 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 275 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 234 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 304 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 281 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 168 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 80 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 75 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 25° / 77°F | 44 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 89 | 25° / 77°F | 25° / 77°F | 23 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 25° / 77°F | 28 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 85 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 45 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 79 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 76 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 152 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Darnley by month
The sea off Darnley is warmest in February at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July 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
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 378 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 387 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 810 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 839 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 858 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 1,123 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Yorke Australia · 45 km · 2,451 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Murray Australia · 48 km · 2,517 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Daru Papua New Guinea · 83 km · 2,450 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Yam Australia · 116 km · 2,369 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sue Islet Australia · 126 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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