Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Northern Territory Australia

We show the climate in Northern Territory by comparing the average weather in 4 representative places: Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek, and Alice Springs.

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Average High and Low Temperature in Northern Territory

Average High and Low Temperature in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F7968918678589978559775724096831018183359365NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The daily average high and low air temperature at 2 meters above the ground. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding perceived temperatures.
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 89°F88°F89°F90°F89°F87°F87°F88°F90°F91°F91°F90°F
Katherine 93°F92°F93°F93°F89°F86°F86°F90°F95°F98°F98°F95°F
Tennant Creek 97°F96°F93°F88°F81°F76°F76°F81°F89°F94°F97°F97°F
Alice Springs 96°F94°F90°F82°F73°F67°F67°F73°F81°F87°F92°F95°F
LowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 78°F78°F78°F76°F73°F69°F68°F70°F75°F78°F79°F79°F
Katherine 77°F76°F74°F70°F65°F60°F58°F62°F70°F76°F78°F77°F
Tennant Creek 78°F78°F76°F70°F63°F57°F56°F60°F68°F73°F77°F78°F
Alice Springs 71°F70°F64°F55°F47°F42°F40°F44°F53°F60°F66°F70°F

Darwin

Average Hourly Temperature in DarwinJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcomfortablewarmwarmhotcomfortable

Katherine

Average Hourly Temperature in KatherineJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolwarmhothotcomfortable

Tennant Creek

Average Hourly Temperature in Tennant CreekJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolwarmwarmhothotswelteringcoolcomfortablesweltering

Alice Springs

Average Hourly Temperature in Alice SpringsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmwarmhothotcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Chance of Clearer Skies in Northern Territory

Chance of Clearer Skies in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%5510611480309353NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The percentage of time the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy (i.e., less than 60% of the sky is covered by clouds).
Clearer SkiesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 10%13%23%36%49%51%54%54%52%44%26%12%
Katherine 14%17%28%42%54%55%58%60%55%48%32%17%
Tennant Creek 31%33%45%62%72%74%79%79%77%76%63%39%
Alice Springs 56%55%65%71%75%81%89%92%91%85%76%64%

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Northern Territory

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%786528117NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The percentage of days in which precipitation is observed, excluding trace quantities.
Days of Precip.JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 23.5d22.1d18.8d8.1d2.2d0.3d0.2d0.7d2.3d7.6d14.8d20.5d
Katherine 19.7d18.0d12.1d3.1d0.6d0.2d0.1d0.3d0.9d4.2d11.4d17.5d
Tennant Creek 8.0d7.5d4.0d1.5d1.1d0.5d0.4d0.4d0.8d2.3d4.5d6.9d
Alice Springs 4.0d3.4d2.4d1.8d1.9d1.3d1.1d0.8d1.5d2.4d4.1d4.7d

Average Monthly Rainfall in Northern Territory

Average Monthly Rainfall in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 in16 in16 in14.99.74.00.11.60.1NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The average rainfall accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question.
RainfallJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 14.2″14.9″9.9″3.4″0.6″0.1″0.0″0.1″0.5″2.0″4.5″10.0″
Katherine 9.5″9.5″5.8″1.4″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.2″1.0″3.5″7.8″
Tennant Creek 3.8″3.9″1.8″0.6″0.3″0.2″0.1″0.1″0.2″0.6″1.3″2.7″
Alice Springs 1.5″1.5″1.1″0.7″0.6″0.5″0.4″0.1″0.3″0.6″1.0″1.3″

Hours of Daylight in Northern Territory

Hours of Daylight in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 hr4 hr6 hr6 hr8 hr8 hr10 hr10 hr12 hr12 hr14 hr14 hr16 hr16 hr18 hr18 hr20 hr20 hr12.911.413.610.7NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The number of hours during which the Sun is at least partly above the horizon.
DaylightJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 12.8h12.5h12.2h11.8h11.5h11.4h11.5h11.7h12.0h12.4h12.7h12.8h
Katherine 12.9h12.6h12.2h11.8h11.4h11.3h11.4h11.6h12.0h12.4h12.8h13.0h
Tennant Creek 13.2h12.7h12.2h11.6h11.2h11.0h11.1h11.5h12.0h12.5h13.0h13.3h
Alice Springs 13.4h12.9h12.2h11.5h11.0h10.7h10.8h11.3h12.0h12.7h13.3h13.6h

Chance of Muggy Conditions in Northern Territory

Chance of Muggy Conditions in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%1002914615NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The percentage of time that is muggy, oppressive, or miserable (i.e., a dew point greater than 65°F).
Muggy daysJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 31.0d29.0d30.6d25.6d19.2d10.7d9.9d14.2d23.0d28.5d29.6d30.9d
Katherine 30.1d28.2d26.7d15.2d5.7d1.2d0.5d1.0d4.5d11.8d21.4d28.2d
Tennant Creek 12.7d12.6d7.5d1.5d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.2d1.1d4.0d9.7d
Alice Springs 3.8d4.1d2.1d0.4d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d1.1d2.9d

Average Wind Speed in Northern Territory

Average Wind Speed in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mph12 mph12 mph10.46.710.66.711.29.311.38.9NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The average of mean hourly wind speeds at 10 meters above the ground.
Wind Speed (mph)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 9.79.68.38.910.010.29.38.37.47.36.88.1
Katherine 7.37.07.28.59.610.410.610.39.68.97.27.0
Tennant Creek 9.89.410.211.110.910.810.710.710.510.59.99.4
Alice Springs 11.211.211.110.09.29.09.19.810.410.810.710.6

Average Water Temperature in Northern Territory

Average Water Temperature in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°F8878NaNNaNNaNNowNowDarwinDarwin
The daily average wide-area surface water temperature.
Water Temp.JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 86°F86°F86°F86°F84°F80°F78°F79°F82°F85°F87°F87°F

Tourism Score in Northern Territory

Tourism Score in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.52.17.13.38.24.17.61.8NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The tourism score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F.

Beach/Pool Score in Northern Territory

Beach/Pool Score in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.43.46.92.57.81.26.40.1NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The beach/pool score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F.

Growing Season in Northern Territory

Growing Season in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season, defined as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Growing Degree Days in Northern Territory

Growing Degree Days in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°F12,000°F12,000°FNowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, where growing degree days are defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature (50°F in this case).

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Northern Territory

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Northern TerritoryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh7.14.35.37.64.98.04.3NowNowAlice SpringsAlice SpringsKatherineKatherineTennant CreekTennant CreekDarwinDarwin
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter.
Solar Energy (kWh)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Darwin 4.44.55.15.85.75.55.86.46.97.05.84.7
Katherine 5.45.45.96.15.75.45.76.46.97.26.65.7
Tennant Creek 7.26.96.66.05.24.95.26.06.87.47.57.3
Alice Springs 7.97.56.85.74.74.34.75.66.67.57.98.0

This report illustrates the typical weather for Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek, and Alice Springs year round, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

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