Port Hedland weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Port Hedland is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with May and July close behind. Port Hedland averages about 3,669 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,669
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 384 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 14 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Port Hedland?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Port Hedland is August, then May and July. The dullest month is December (29/100, 27 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Port Hedland?
Port Hedland is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,669 hours of sunshine a year. 71 Sunshine Score points separate August (100) from December (29), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #19 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 73% of the year's 384 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33 | 38° / 100°F | 27° / 81°F | 100 mm | 14 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 42 | 37° / 99°F | 26° / 79°F | 88 mm | 14 | 32° / 90°F |
| March | 42 | 37° / 99°F | 25° / 77°F | 91 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
| April | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 23° / 73°F | 15 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 15 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 24 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 97 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 14 mm | 6 | 21° / 70°F |
| August | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 14° / 57°F | 1 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| September | 80 | 34° / 93°F | 17° / 63°F | 3 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 22° / 72°F | 2 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 30 | 39° / 102°F | 24° / 75°F | 4 mm | 13 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 29 | 39° / 102°F | 26° / 79°F | 27 mm | 14 | 32° / 90°F |
Sea temperature in Port Hedland by month
The sea off Port Hedland is warmest in February at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July at 21°C / 70°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
- Karratha Australia · 197 km · best in Aug · 3,645 h sun/yr
- Newman Australia · 359 km · best in Aug · 3,765 h sun/yr
- Broome Australia · 465 km · best in Aug · 3,549 h sun/yr
- Kalgoorlie Australia · 1,192 km · best in Apr · 3,498 h sun/yr
- Kupang Indonesia · 1,257 km · best in Aug · 3,118 h sun/yr
- Perth Australia · 1,312 km · best in Mar · 3,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Christmas Creek Mine Australia · 243 km · 3,786 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Paraburdoo Australia · 323 km · 3,808 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Exmouth Australia · 513 km · 3,807 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Port Hedland compares month by month: Port Hedland vs Kalgoorlie · Port Hedland vs Karratha · Port Hedland vs Broome · Port Hedland vs Newman · all comparisons
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