Lockhart River weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Lockhart River is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with August and July close behind. Lockhart River averages about 2,589 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,589
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 1,640 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Elevation
- 17 m
When is the best time to visit Lockhart River?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lockhart River is September, then August and July. The dullest month is December (60/100, 204 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lockhart River?
Lockhart River gets a lot of sun: around 2,589 hours a year. September (93/100) is noticeably better than December (60). It ranks #99 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 69% of the year's 1,640 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 423 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 353 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
| March | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 353 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 129 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 40 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| June | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 22 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 18 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 11 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 5 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 90 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 22 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 75 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 60 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 60 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 204 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Lockhart River by month
The sea off Lockhart River is warmest in February at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in June at 25°C / 77°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
- Cairns Australia · 525 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 566 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 569 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 808 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
- Proserpine Australia · 1,023 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 1,035 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Coen Australia · 110 km · 2,668 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Weipa Australia · 150 km · 2,908 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Aurukun Australia · 183 km · 3,023 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Bamaga Australia · 225 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Horn Australia · 268 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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