Kakadu National Park monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kakadu National Park

Kakadu National Park average temperature chart (Celsius) Kakadu National Park average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kakadu National Park (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 32.5 31.9 32.1 33 32.1 30.4 30.3 31.7 33.5 35.1 35 33.8
°F 90.5 89.4 89.7 91.3 89.7 86.7 86.5 89.1 92.3 95.1 95.1 92.9

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.

Kakadu National Park monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kakadu National Park monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kakadu National Park (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 333 330 292 88 20 1 3 1 7 27 120 214
inches 13.1 13 11.5 3.5 0.8 0 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.1 4.7 8.4
Rainy days 13 12 12 9 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 10

Average annual rainfall in Kakadu National Park: 1555.9mm (612.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kakadu National Park

Kakadu National Park average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kakadu National Park
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.2 6.5 7.1 9 9.6 9.7 9.9 10.3 10.1 10 9.1 7.8

Day / night temperatures

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

Kakadu National Park average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kakadu National Park average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kakadu National Park (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 24.5 24.3 24.2 23.4 21.9 19.4 18.5 19.4 21.2 23.5 24.7 24.8
Max °C 32.7 32.1 32.3 33.2 32.3 30.7 30.6 32.1 33.8 35.4 35.3 34.1
Min °F 76.1 75.7 75.5 74.1 71.4 66.8 65.2 66.8 70.2 74.2 76.5 76.6
Max °F 83.5 82.8 82.8 82.9 80.8 77 76.1 78.3 81.5 84.9 86 84.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kakadu National Park average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kakadu National Park average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kakadu National Park in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.3 30.1 30.1 29.8 28.5 26.6 25.2 25.4 27.1 29.1 30.5 30.9
°F 86.6 86.2 86.1 85.6 83.3 79.9 77.4 77.7 80.8 84.4 86.9 87.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kakadu National Park average winspeed by month (km/h) Kakadu National Park average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kakadu National Park (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 8 8 8 9 11 12 12 10 10 9 8 8
mph 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5

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.

Kakadu National Park relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kakadu National Park
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
74% 75% 73% 64% 58% 54% 53% 55% 58% 60% 64% 68%
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Kakadu National Park weather stats

Kakadu National Park weather statistics
Hottest month: November 35°C 95°F
Driest month: June 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 10.3hrs
Coldest month: July 30.3°C 86.5°F
Wettest month: January 333mm 13.1ins
Warmest sea: December 30.9°C 87.6°F
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