Kununurra weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kununurra is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with June and May close behind. Kununurra averages about 3,464 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

3,464

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

964 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

5k

Elevation

43 m

When is the best time to visit Kununurra?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kununurra is July, then June and May. The dullest month is October (19/100, 30 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kununurra?

Kununurra is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,464 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate July (100) from October (19), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #36 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 68% of the year's 964 mm falls in the three months around January.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Darwin Australia · 441 km · best in Jun · 2,969 h sun/yr
• Broome Australia · 730 km · best in Aug · 3,549 h sun/yr
• Kupang Indonesia · 828 km · best in Aug · 3,118 h sun/yr
• Alice Springs Australia · 1,045 km · best in Aug · 3,770 h sun/yr
• Port Hedland Australia · 1,182 km · best in Aug · 3,669 h sun/yr
• Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat Indonesia · 1,255 km · best in Aug · 3,056 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Lajamanu Australia · 351 km · 3,619 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Milikapiti Australia · 528 km · 2,841 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Tennant Creek Australia · 721 km · 3,679 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Maningrida Australia · 726 km · 3,064 h sun/yr · best in Jul