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The average temperature in Katherine over the whole year is 28°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 36°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C. The rainy (wet) season in Katherine runs from December to March, peaking in January with a 32% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to November; August is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Katherine are highest in May, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Katherine come in August, when the sky is typically 10% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 45%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°C | 26°C | 35°C | 32% | 45% | 2.8 m/s | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| February | 32°C | 26°C | 35°C | 28% | 45% | 2.7 m/s | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| March | 33°C | 26°C | 35°C | 17% | 33% | 2.4 m/s | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| April | 33°C | 24°C | 32°C | 4% | 23% | 2.9 m/s | 9 | 64 | 1 |
| May | 31°C | 21°C | 28°C | 1% | 15% | 3.4 m/s | 48 | 70 | 18 |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 26°C | 0% | 11% | 3.3 m/s | 69 | 58 | 34 |
| July | 29°C | 17°C | 25°C | 0% | 11% | 3.3 m/s | 75 | 56 | 37 |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 27°C | 0% | 10% | 3.2 m/s | 60 | 69 | 22 |
| September | 34°C | 24°C | 31°C | 2% | 20% | 3.3 m/s | 20 | 68 | 4 |
| October | 36°C | 27°C | 35°C | 5% | 21% | 3.1 m/s | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| November | 35°C | 28°C | 36°C | 12% | 29% | 2.7 m/s | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| December | 34°C | 27°C | 36°C | 22% | 32% | 2.8 m/s | 1 | 15 | 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, Katherine has days of about 29°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 36°C in October, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 17°C to 28°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around August. 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 Katherine has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 0% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Katherine has typical daily highs of about 35°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Katherine has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 27°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Katherine has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
The rainy (wet) season in Katherine runs from December to March, peaking in January with a 32% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to November; August is the driest month, at 0%.
Winds in Katherine are highest in May, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
The average temperature in Katherine over the whole year is 28°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 36°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C.