Parkes weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Parkes is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with September and October close behind. Parkes averages about 3,166 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 31 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,166
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 534 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 321 m
When is the best time to visit Parkes?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Parkes is April, then September and October. The dullest month is July (46/100, 36 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Parkes?
Parkes is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,166 hours of sunshine a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate April (92) from July (46), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #53 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 534 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 35° / 95°F | 19° / 66°F | 44 mm | 12 |
| February | 78 | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 64 mm | 10 |
| March | 88 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 56 mm | 8 |
| April | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 31 mm | 6 |
| May | 77 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 28 mm | 3 |
| June | 52 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 50 mm | 2 |
| July | 46 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 36 mm | 2 |
| August | 54 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 31 mm | 3 |
| September | 91 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 37 mm | 5 |
| October | 90 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 41 mm | 7 |
| November | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 14° / 57°F | 57 mm | 9 |
| December | 87 | 32° / 90°F | 16° / 61°F | 59 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Canberra Australia · 257 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 287 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Newcastle Australia · 338 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Melbourne Australia · 591 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Ballina Australia · 697 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Gold Coast Australia · 747 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dubbo Australia · 106 km · 3,292 h sun/yr · best in May
- Bathurst (New South Wales) Australia · 135 km · 2,957 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Griffith Australia · 236 km · 3,283 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Narrandera Australia · 236 km · 3,284 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Forest Hill Australia · 237 km · 3,072 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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