Darwin weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Darwin is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with July and August close behind. Darwin averages about 2,969 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,969
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 1,655 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 140k
- Elevation
- 28 m
When is the best time to visit Darwin?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Darwin is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (69/100, 379 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Darwin?
Darwin gets a lot of sun: around 2,969 hours a year. June (96/100) is noticeably better than January (69). It ranks #70 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 62% of the year's 1,655 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 379 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 355 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 286 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 79 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 98 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 24 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 2 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 93 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 17 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 77 | 33° / 91°F | 27° / 81°F | 58 mm | 13 | 32° / 90°F |
| November | 71 | 32° / 90°F | 28° / 82°F | 140 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
| December | 69 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 291 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
Sea temperature in Darwin by month
The sea off Darwin is warmest in October at around 32°C / 90°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
- Kupang Indonesia · 825 km · best in Aug · 3,118 h sun/yr
- Ambon Indonesia · 1,015 km · best in Nov · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Broome Australia · 1,114 km · best in Aug · 3,549 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 1,129 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat Indonesia · 1,279 km · best in Aug · 3,056 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 1,282 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Milikapiti Australia · 114 km · 2,841 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Maningrida Australia · 366 km · 3,064 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Milingimbi Australia · 437 km · 3,064 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Kununurra Australia · 441 km · 3,464 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Saumlaki-Yamdena Island Indonesia · 510 km · 2,404 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Darwin compares month by month: Darwin vs Kupang · Darwin vs Ambon · Darwin vs Alice Springs · Darwin vs Broome · all comparisons
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