Weipa weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Weipa is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with June and July close behind. Weipa averages about 2,908 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,908
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 1,831 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 18 m
When is the best time to visit Weipa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Weipa is September, then June and July. The dullest month is November (57/100, 82 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Weipa?
Weipa gets a lot of sun: around 2,908 hours a year. September (96/100) is noticeably better than November (57). It ranks #75 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 71% of the year's 1,831 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 497 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 434 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 378 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 113 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 29 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 95 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 8 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 95 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 6 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 95 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 7 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 74 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 21 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 57 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 82 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 62 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 253 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
Sea temperature in Weipa by month
The sea off Weipa is warmest in December at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July 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
- Merauke Indonesia · 490 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 622 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 681 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 896 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 1,008 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Proserpine Australia · 1,120 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Aurukun Australia · 78 km · 3,023 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Lockhart River Australia · 150 km · 2,589 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Coen Australia · 176 km · 2,668 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bamaga Australia · 201 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Horn Australia · 236 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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