It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on February and a markedly drier stretch around July. In July, expect highs around 25°C with rain on roughly 6 days of the month.
Things to Do
Kakadu National Park's wetlands and waterfalls are the main draw, along with Litchfield National Park's swimming holes closer to the city.
Local Cuisine
Try barramundi and native ingredients like wattleseed, distinctive to the Top End.
Month-by-month weather
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
JanuaryAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 24°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset6:20 PM
Daylight12h 40m
FebruaryAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with very wet conditions (~16 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 24°C
Rainfall128 mm
Rainy days16
Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset6:12 PM
Daylight12h 24m
MarchAvoid
Expect warm days around 30°/23°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 23°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:03 PM
Daylight12h 5m
AprilOK
Expect warm days around 28°/21°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 21°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset5:52 PM
Daylight11h 43m
MayGreat
Expect warm days around 27°/19°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 19°C
Rainfall72 mm
Rainy days9
Sunrise6:17 AM
Sunset5:43 PM
Daylight11h 25m
JuneBest
Expect warm days around 26°/17°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
High / Low26° / 17°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise6:22 AM
Sunset5:38 PM
Daylight11h 16m
JulyBest
Expect warm days around 25°/17°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
High / Low25° / 17°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:20 AM
Sunset5:40 PM
Daylight11h 20m
AugustBest
Expect warm days around 26°/17°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
High / Low26° / 17°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:12 AM
Sunset5:48 PM
Daylight11h 35m
SeptemberBest
Expect warm days around 27°/19°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 19°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise6:02 AM
Sunset5:58 PM
Daylight11h 56m
OctoberGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/21°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 21°C
Rainfall72 mm
Rainy days9
Sunrise5:51 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Daylight12h 17m
NovemberOK
Expect warm days around 30°/22°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 22°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise5:42 AM
Sunset6:18 PM
Daylight12h 35m
DecemberAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests