Pormpuraaw weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Pormpuraaw is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with June and May close behind. Pormpuraaw averages about 3,181 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,181
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 1,372 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Pormpuraaw?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pormpuraaw is July, then June and May. The dullest month is November (43/100, 60 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pormpuraaw?
Pormpuraaw is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,181 hours of sunshine a year. 55 Sunshine Score points separate July (98) from November (43), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #52 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 75% of the year's 1,372 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 372 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 361 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 291 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 60 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 13 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 5 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 98 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| August | 88 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 68 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 47 | 37° / 99°F | 24° / 75°F | 18 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 43 | 37° / 99°F | 25° / 77°F | 60 mm | 13 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 49 | 35° / 95°F | 26° / 79°F | 185 mm | 13 | 32° / 90°F |
Sea temperature in Pormpuraaw by month
The sea off Pormpuraaw is warmest in December at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July at 24°C / 75°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 · 495 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Merauke Indonesia · 720 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 731 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 860 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Proserpine Australia · 963 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 987 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kowanyama Australia · 67 km · 3,195 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Aurukun Australia · 172 km · 3,023 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Coen Australia · 205 km · 2,668 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Weipa Australia · 249 km · 2,908 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Lockhart River Australia · 298 km · 2,589 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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