Nhulunbuy weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Nhulunbuy is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with September and July close behind. Nhulunbuy averages about 2,751 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,751
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 1,358 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 53 m
When is the best time to visit Nhulunbuy?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Nhulunbuy is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (68/100, 283 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Nhulunbuy?
Nhulunbuy gets a lot of sun: around 2,751 hours a year. August (94/100) is noticeably better than January (68). It ranks #86 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 1,358 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 283 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 258 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 305 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 180 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 68 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 21 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 12 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 94 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 6 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 7 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 14 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 43 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 68 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 161 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Nhulunbuy by month
The sea off Nhulunbuy is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in June 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
- Merauke Indonesia · 573 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Darwin Australia · 645 km · best in Jun · 2,969 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 939 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 1,089 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 1,152 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 1,178 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Elcho Australia · 138 km · 2,907 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Groote Eylandt Australia · 193 km · 2,992 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Milingimbi Australia · 210 km · 3,064 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Maningrida Australia · 282 km · 3,064 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- McArthur River Mine Australia · 471 km · 3,407 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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