Darwin monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Darwin

Darwin average temperature chart (Celsius) Darwin average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Darwin (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.6 31.3 31.7 32.7 32 30.4 30.3 31.1 32.4 33.2 33.2 32.7
°F 88.9 88.4 89 90.8 89.6 86.7 86.6 88 90.4 91.8 91.7 90.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Darwin monthly rainfall chart (mm) Darwin monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Darwin (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 428 333 311 97 20 1 1 4 15 74 135 240
inches 16.8 13.1 12.3 3.8 0.8 0.1 0 0.1 0.6 2.9 5.3 9.4
Rainy days 13 12 12 8 7 5 5 4 3 3 6 10

Average annual rainfall in Darwin: 1776.1mm (699.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Darwin

Darwin average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Darwin
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6 6.2 7 9.5 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.4 10 9 7.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Darwin average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Darwin average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Darwin (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 24.8 24.7 24.6 24.1 22.4 20 19.2 20.7 23.2 25 25.5 25.6
Max °C 31.8 31.5 31.9 32.9 32.3 30.7 30.6 31.4 32.7 33.4 33.4 32.9
Min °F 76.6 76.5 76.2 75.4 72.2 67.9 66.6 69.2 73.7 77 77.8 78
Max °F 82.9 82.6 82.8 83.3 81.1 77.5 76.8 78.8 82.2 84.6 84.9 84.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Darwin average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Darwin average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Darwin in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.3 30.1 30.1 29.9 28.9 27.3 26.1 26.2 27.5 29.2 30.5 30.8
°F 86.5 86.2 86.1 85.8 84 81.2 79 79.1 81.5 84.6 86.8 87.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Darwin average winspeed by month (km/h) Darwin average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Darwin (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 13 11 12 13 14 13 13 13 12 11 12
mph 8 8 7 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Darwin relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Darwin
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
75% 76% 74% 62% 54% 49% 48% 52% 57% 60% 65% 69%

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Darwin weather stats

Darwin weather statistics
Hottest month: November 33.2°C 91.8°F
Driest month: July 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: July 10.6hrs
Coldest month: July 30.3°C 86.5°F
Wettest month: January 428mm 16.9ins
Warmest sea: December 30.8°C 87.4°F
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