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The average temperature in Darwin over the whole year is 27°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. The rainy (wet) season in Darwin runs from December to March, peaking in January with a 36% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to November; July is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Darwin are highest in January, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Darwin come in August, when the sky is typically 21% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 71%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 26°C | 35°C | 36% | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| February | 31°C | 26°C | 35°C | 32% | 69% | 2.6 m/s | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| March | 32°C | 26°C | 36°C | 28% | 64% | 2.1 m/s | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| April | 32°C | 25°C | 34°C | 11% | 48% | 1.9 m/s | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| May | 31°C | 22°C | 31°C | 2% | 33% | 2.3 m/s | 21 | 71 | 4 |
| June | 30°C | 20°C | 29°C | 0% | 25% | 2.2 m/s | 40 | 78 | 11 |
| July | 30°C | 19°C | 28°C | 0% | 22% | 2.2 m/s | 44 | 80 | 12 |
| August | 31°C | 20°C | 30°C | 0% | 21% | 2.2 m/s | 29 | 84 | 5 |
| September | 33°C | 23°C | 33°C | 4% | 36% | 2.2 m/s | 7 | 60 | 1 |
| October | 33°C | 26°C | 35°C | 8% | 42% | 2.1 m/s | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| November | 33°C | 26°C | 36°C | 16% | 53% | 1.9 m/s | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| December | 32°C | 27°C | 36°C | 26% | 64% | 2.2 m/s | 1 | 12 | 0 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Darwin has days of about 30°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 33°C in October, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Darwin has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 0% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Darwin has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Darwin has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Darwin has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
The rainy (wet) season in Darwin runs from December to March, peaking in January with a 36% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to November; July is the driest month, at 0%.
Winds in Darwin are highest in January, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
The average temperature in Darwin over the whole year is 27°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.