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Best Driest Summers in Australia

Ranked by Summer Rain (Dec-Feb)

If you're hunting for driest summers in Australia, the numbers are here to guide you. Busselton takes the top spot with 8mm, with Mandurah and Bunbury rounding out the top three. We've analysed 2024 climate data for 213 Australian cities to create this definitive ranking. Scroll down for the full table, or jump straight to the rankings by state. Each city's rainfall profile tells a story about its geography, season, and suitability for different lifestyles. The contrast between Australia's driest and wettest regions is as dramatic as the continent itself.

Top 3

1st

Busselton

Summer Rain (Dec-Feb): 8mm
Avg Max: 23.2°C
Comfort Score: 6.8/10
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2nd

Mandurah

Summer Rain (Dec-Feb): 9mm
Avg Max: 23.8°C
Comfort Score: 7.0/10
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3rd

Bunbury

Summer Rain (Dec-Feb): 12mm
Avg Max: 23.1°C
Comfort Score: 6.8/10
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Rank City State Summer Rain (Dec-Feb) Avg Max Avg Min Annual Rain Comfort Score
1 Busselton WA 8mm 23.2°C 13.5°C 661mm 6.8
2 Mandurah WA 9mm 23.8°C 14.6°C 667mm 7.0
3 Bunbury WA 12mm 23.1°C 14.2°C 828mm 6.8
4 Dunsborough WA 13mm 22.2°C 14.2°C 695mm 7.0
5 Karratha WA 15mm 34.0°C 22.9°C 181mm 3.8
6 Rockingham WA 16mm 23.8°C 15.1°C 718mm 7.2
7 Northam WA 18mm 25.8°C 13.0°C 337mm 6.7
8 Perth WA 24mm 24.7°C 15.0°C 673mm 7.1
9 Exmouth WA 24mm 31.5°C 21.6°C 157mm 5.7
10 Jurien Bay WA 24mm 25.8°C 16.2°C 513mm 7.2
11 Oodnadatta SA 26mm 30.5°C 16.6°C 173mm 5.4
12 Margaret River WA 30mm 21.1°C 13.5°C 867mm 6.8
13 Carnarvon WA 34mm 28.7°C 19.4°C 244mm 7.1
14 Coober Pedy SA 37mm 28.7°C 15.0°C 164mm 5.9
15 Berri SA 38mm 24.9°C 12.4°C 232mm 6.6
16 Whyalla SA 40mm 25.2°C 13.0°C 196mm 7.2
17 Port Pirie SA 41mm 24.7°C 13.2°C 272mm 6.8
18 Renmark SA 41mm 25.0°C 12.3°C 230mm 6.6
19 Marree SA 42mm 29.3°C 15.6°C 133mm 5.7
20 Katanning WA 42mm 22.6°C 10.8°C 320mm 7.0
21 Mildura VIC 43mm 24.7°C 12.5°C 228mm 6.5
22 Geraldton WA 44mm 26.4°C 16.8°C 545mm 7.1
23 Yulara NT 47mm 30.0°C 16.8°C 296mm 5.6
24 Albany WA 50mm 20.3°C 12.7°C 458mm 7.2
25 Monkey Mia WA 54mm 29.6°C 19.6°C 243mm 6.2
26 Port Augusta SA 54mm 26.6°C 13.5°C 249mm 6.5
27 Coral Bay WA 54mm 29.9°C 20.1°C 357mm 6.8
28 Clare SA 57mm 21.5°C 10.4°C 359mm 6.3
29 Naracoorte SA 59mm 20.9°C 9.5°C 409mm 6.4
30 Kalbarri WA 60mm 27.6°C 17.7°C 520mm 6.8
31 McLaren Vale SA 64mm 20.6°C 11.5°C 764mm 6.5
32 Port Hedland WA 64mm 33.4°C 23.4°C 171mm 4.3
33 Denmark WA 65mm 20.0°C 12.8°C 656mm 6.8
34 Alice Springs NT 67mm 29.4°C 16.3°C 346mm 5.6
35 Esperance WA 67mm 21.1°C 13.7°C 466mm 7.8
36 Meekatharra WA 70mm 29.9°C 17.4°C 299mm 5.6
37 Broken Hill NSW 74mm 25.2°C 13.4°C 275mm 6.2
38 Ceduna SA 77mm 23.8°C 12.9°C 218mm 7.9
39 Port Lincoln SA 78mm 20.3°C 13.0°C 333mm 7.4
40 Tom Price WA 80mm 31.7°C 18.7°C 383mm 5.2
41 Walpole WA 80mm 19.7°C 12.9°C 805mm 6.5
42 Robe SA 82mm 18.1°C 11.6°C 531mm 5.7
43 Marble Bar WA 82mm 35.7°C 22.1°C 252mm 3.5
44 Geelong VIC 85mm 20.0°C 10.3°C 502mm 6.6
45 Kingscote SA 89mm 20.5°C 11.8°C 402mm 7.1
46 Murray Bridge SA 92mm 22.5°C 10.9°C 332mm 7.0
47 Hamilton VIC 94mm 19.0°C 9.0°C 541mm 5.9
48 Lorne VIC 95mm 18.8°C 11.0°C 584mm 6.0
49 Kalgoorlie WA 95mm 26.0°C 13.2°C 384mm 6.8
50 Adelaide SA 96mm 21.5°C 11.8°C 459mm 6.9
51 Birdsville QLD 102mm 31.2°C 18.9°C 353mm 4.9
52 Moree NSW 103mm 26.4°C 15.0°C 571mm 6.2
53 Ocean Grove VIC 103mm 19.1°C 12.0°C 542mm 6.4
54 Torquay VIC 104mm 19.3°C 11.4°C 509mm 6.5
55 Colac VIC 105mm 18.8°C 9.0°C 562mm 5.9
56 Deniliquin NSW 107mm 23.5°C 11.5°C 411mm 6.0
57 Barossa Valley SA 109mm 21.7°C 10.9°C 488mm 6.3
58 Victor Harbor SA 111mm 19.2°C 12.0°C 483mm 6.5
59 Horsham VIC 116mm 21.3°C 9.7°C 480mm 6.1
60 Portland VIC 117mm 17.9°C 11.1°C 649mm 5.4
61 Warrnambool VIC 117mm 18.0°C 11.0°C 676mm 5.5
62 Norfolk Island NSW 118mm 20.8°C 19.3°C 692mm 7.4
63 Hay NSW 120mm 23.9°C 12.2°C 439mm 6.1
64 Mount Gambier SA 121mm 18.8°C 9.5°C 627mm 5.9
65 Hahndorf SA 122mm 19.1°C 9.4°C 568mm 6.2
66 Swan Hill VIC 123mm 23.5°C 11.5°C 423mm 6.3
67 Ballarat VIC 124mm 17.6°C 8.1°C 647mm 5.4
68 Bendigo VIC 124mm 20.5°C 9.5°C 517mm 6.1
69 Broome WA 127mm 30.1°C 25.3°C 394mm 6.3
70 Singleton NSW 131mm 24.9°C 13.7°C 731mm 6.8
71 Lightning Ridge NSW 132mm 27.6°C 15.9°C 530mm 5.7
72 Goolwa SA 133mm 20.6°C 11.8°C 442mm 7.2
73 Griffith NSW 134mm 23.8°C 11.9°C 527mm 6.0
74 Shepparton VIC 135mm 22.1°C 10.6°C 543mm 6.0
75 Daylesford VIC 138mm 16.9°C 7.5°C 678mm 5.2
76 Tamworth NSW 141mm 24.1°C 11.7°C 698mm 6.2
77 Phillip Island VIC 141mm 18.3°C 12.8°C 612mm 5.8
78 Echuca VIC 142mm 22.9°C 10.9°C 494mm 6.0
79 Burnie TAS 144mm 16.9°C 10.3°C 1031mm 4.7
80 Narrabri NSW 144mm 26.0°C 13.9°C 712mm 6.1
81 Traralgon VIC 151mm 19.9°C 9.6°C 630mm 6.3
82 Benalla VIC 153mm 21.7°C 10.3°C 705mm 5.8
83 Ulverstone TAS 153mm 16.6°C 9.0°C 1006mm 4.6
84 Bacchus Marsh VIC 154mm 19.9°C 10.2°C 653mm 6.2
85 Nelson Bay NSW 154mm 23.2°C 14.6°C 1094mm 6.9
86 White Cliffs NSW 155mm 27.0°C 15.0°C 382mm 5.9
87 Wonthaggi VIC 159mm 18.1°C 11.8°C 795mm 5.4
88 Dubbo NSW 161mm 23.8°C 12.2°C 687mm 6.0
89 Eden NSW 163mm 19.8°C 11.6°C 659mm 6.7
90 Mudgee NSW 163mm 21.6°C 9.9°C 611mm 6.1
91 Tibooburra NSW 166mm 28.1°C 16.3°C 410mm 5.6
92 Sale VIC 167mm 20.2°C 9.4°C 681mm 6.6
93 Bourke NSW 168mm 28.0°C 16.1°C 456mm 5.6
94 Parkes NSW 169mm 22.8°C 11.9°C 690mm 5.9
95 St Helens TAS 169mm 17.8°C 9.6°C 921mm 5.4
96 Merimbula NSW 170mm 19.7°C 12.0°C 619mm 6.9
97 Albury NSW 171mm 21.8°C 10.4°C 672mm 5.9
98 Hobart TAS 178mm 17.6°C 9.0°C 629mm 5.3
99 Bicheno TAS 178mm 16.9°C 10.0°C 820mm 4.9
100 Swansea TAS 178mm 18.2°C 9.4°C 700mm 5.7
101 Longreach QLD 179mm 32.0°C 19.9°C 303mm 4.8
102 Launceston TAS 181mm 18.5°C 8.6°C 851mm 5.7
103 Devonport TAS 183mm 17.3°C 9.4°C 1011mm 5.1
104 Sunbury VIC 183mm 18.8°C 9.4°C 692mm 6.0
105 Cowra NSW 186mm 22.4°C 10.3°C 760mm 5.9
106 Bathurst NSW 189mm 19.8°C 8.1°C 799mm 6.1
107 Wodonga VIC 189mm 21.8°C 9.9°C 737mm 5.8
108 Newcastle NSW 192mm 22.5°C 15.7°C 1098mm 7.0
109 Forster NSW 194mm 23.2°C 14.9°C 977mm 7.3
110 Armidale NSW 195mm 19.0°C 8.9°C 719mm 6.3
111 Cessnock NSW 198mm 23.3°C 13.0°C 896mm 6.7
112 Melbourne VIC 198mm 19.9°C 10.7°C 727mm 6.4
113 Jindabyne NSW 198mm 17.1°C 5.7°C 715mm 5.3
114 Forbes NSW 198mm 23.5°C 11.6°C 677mm 5.9
115 Muswellbrook NSW 200mm 23.8°C 13.0°C 795mm 6.7
116 Batemans Bay NSW 200mm 21.2°C 11.7°C 925mm 7.2
117 Maitland NSW 201mm 24.3°C 14.2°C 933mm 6.9
118 Newman WA 205mm 31.9°C 19.2°C 538mm 5.1
119 Orange NSW 208mm 18.2°C 8.4°C 770mm 5.8
120 Wagga Wagga NSW 210mm 22.6°C 10.7°C 617mm 6.0
121 Narooma NSW 210mm 20.9°C 12.0°C 781mm 7.3
122 Wangaratta VIC 211mm 22.1°C 9.6°C 735mm 5.7
123 Cooma NSW 211mm 18.3°C 6.6°C 576mm 5.9
124 Canberra ACT 216mm 19.6°C 8.2°C 597mm 6.1
125 Campbelltown NSW 216mm 22.8°C 12.8°C 915mm 6.9
126 Lakes Entrance VIC 217mm 19.1°C 11.1°C 851mm 6.3
127 Inverell NSW 217mm 22.8°C 10.9°C 746mm 6.6
128 Lord Howe Island NSW 221mm 21.0°C 19.3°C 1225mm 7.0
129 Goulburn NSW 230mm 18.9°C 8.6°C 713mm 6.0
130 Bairnsdale VIC 230mm 20.3°C 9.6°C 716mm 6.8
131 Bruny Island TAS 235mm 16.1°C 10.2°C 830mm 4.1
132 Roma QLD 236mm 27.1°C 15.5°C 681mm 6.7
133 Richmond NSW 243mm 24.1°C 12.9°C 915mm 6.8
134 Port Arthur TAS 244mm 16.5°C 9.9°C 774mm 4.4
135 Gosford NSW 247mm 22.7°C 13.7°C 1048mm 6.9
136 Warwick QLD 249mm 24.2°C 13.0°C 843mm 7.4
137 Sydney NSW 253mm 22.2°C 14.0°C 1068mm 7.0
138 Ulladulla NSW 257mm 20.9°C 12.4°C 1221mm 6.6
139 Penrith NSW 261mm 23.4°C 12.5°C 927mm 6.7
140 Fitzroy Crossing WA 262mm 35.5°C 23.6°C 533mm 2.8
141 Lithgow NSW 265mm 18.0°C 8.3°C 872mm 5.8
142 Bright VIC 269mm 21.0°C 8.2°C 1093mm 5.6
143 Thredbo NSW 273mm 11.5°C 2.9°C 1142mm 3.1
144 Terrigal NSW 274mm 22.0°C 14.7°C 1203mm 6.9
145 Young NSW 281mm 20.8°C 10.0°C 763mm 6.0
146 Nowra NSW 282mm 21.6°C 12.3°C 1204mm 6.8
147 Stanthorpe QLD 289mm 21.0°C 11.4°C 754mm 7.0
148 Perisher NSW 290mm 12.1°C 3.2°C 1096mm 3.3
149 Grafton NSW 293mm 25.2°C 15.4°C 1018mm 7.4
150 Katoomba NSW 295mm 17.3°C 7.1°C 1087mm 5.1
151 Port Macquarie NSW 300mm 22.8°C 15.9°C 1182mm 7.2
152 Winton QLD 311mm 32.2°C 20.4°C 420mm 4.9
153 Rockhampton QLD 313mm 27.9°C 18.0°C 957mm 6.9
154 Falls Creek VIC 316mm 11.2°C 2.8°C 1200mm 3.0
155 Mount Isa QLD 324mm 31.3°C 19.9°C 551mm 5.3
156 Wollongong NSW 332mm 21.0°C 13.9°C 1397mm 6.6
157 Emerald QLD 337mm 29.1°C 17.7°C 607mm 6.4
158 Kiama NSW 338mm 21.3°C 13.2°C 1403mm 6.7
159 Halls Creek WA 340mm 32.7°C 20.2°C 740mm 4.3
160 Yamba NSW 350mm 24.1°C 16.6°C 1442mm 7.3
161 Charleville QLD 351mm 28.4°C 16.4°C 767mm 6.1
162 Biloela QLD 363mm 27.9°C 16.8°C 853mm 6.7
163 Coffs Harbour NSW 364mm 23.4°C 15.3°C 1460mm 7.0
164 Hervey Bay QLD 374mm 25.7°C 19.6°C 1136mm 7.5
165 Gladstone QLD 387mm 26.6°C 18.7°C 977mm 7.7
166 Toowoomba QLD 393mm 23.2°C 13.6°C 1054mm 7.4
167 Bundaberg QLD 418mm 26.3°C 18.1°C 1113mm 7.5
168 Dalby QLD 424mm 26.0°C 14.7°C 1039mm 7.0
169 Strahan TAS 426mm 15.3°C 9.0°C 2034mm 3.0
170 Yeppoon QLD 434mm 26.2°C 19.1°C 1320mm 7.2
171 Cradle Mountain TAS 453mm 10.6°C 3.1°C 2003mm 1.7
172 Seventeen Seventy QLD 463mm 25.9°C 18.9°C 1165mm 7.5
173 Agnes Water QLD 463mm 25.7°C 18.7°C 1165mm 7.6
174 Kingaroy QLD 485mm 24.3°C 14.2°C 1176mm 7.4
175 Maryborough QLD 505mm 26.7°C 17.4°C 1190mm 7.1
176 Tennant Creek NT 507mm 31.7°C 20.0°C 931mm 4.9
177 Gold Coast QLD 510mm 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
178 Surfers Paradise QLD 510mm 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
179 Byron Bay NSW 539mm 23.9°C 17.2°C 1845mm 7.2
180 Lismore NSW 539mm 25.1°C 15.6°C 1541mm 6.9
181 Lennox Head NSW 542mm 23.8°C 16.6°C 1813mm 7.2
182 Coolangatta QLD 555mm 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
183 Tweed Heads NSW 562mm 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
184 Cloncurry QLD 564mm 32.0°C 20.9°C 729mm 4.8
185 Christmas Island WA 581mm 26.4°C 24.9°C 1188mm 7.5
186 Queenstown TAS 609mm 15.4°C 7.7°C 2505mm 3.0
187 Gympie QLD 633mm 26.2°C 15.8°C 1257mm 7.2
188 Brisbane QLD 640mm 25.7°C 16.0°C 1581mm 7.2
189 Kununurra WA 644mm 34.1°C 23.0°C 1189mm 3.2
190 Nhulunbuy NT 648mm 30.1°C 24.5°C 1438mm 5.3
191 Mackay QLD 661mm 26.3°C 20.7°C 1273mm 7.3
192 Rainbow Beach QLD 668mm 25.2°C 18.3°C 1507mm 7.4
193 Charters Towers QLD 677mm 29.0°C 18.2°C 1043mm 6.4
194 Noosa QLD 690mm 24.6°C 18.5°C 1621mm 7.5
195 Wyndham WA 766mm 34.2°C 23.5°C 1431mm 3.2
196 Airlie Beach QLD 779mm 26.0°C 21.2°C 1351mm 7.4
197 Mataranka NT 786mm 33.2°C 21.9°C 1248mm 3.8
198 Bowen QLD 792mm 27.7°C 21.7°C 1114mm 7.3
199 Cooktown QLD 822mm 28.6°C 23.4°C 1602mm 6.3
200 Caloundra QLD 828mm 25.1°C 17.2°C 1859mm 7.2
201 Katherine NT 867mm 33.5°C 22.2°C 1319mm 3.6
202 Sunshine Coast QLD 892mm 25.1°C 16.9°C 1862mm 7.3
203 Thursday Island QLD 921mm 30.1°C 24.8°C 1822mm 5.2
204 Atherton QLD 982mm 24.8°C 16.7°C 1492mm 7.8
205 Weipa QLD 992mm 32.6°C 23.6°C 1789mm 3.5
206 Ayr QLD 1126mm 28.4°C 20.3°C 1552mm 6.7
207 Jabiru NT 1148mm 34.2°C 22.6°C 1865mm 2.9
208 Townsville QLD 1161mm 28.0°C 21.2°C 1577mm 6.9
209 Darwin NT 1278mm 31.0°C 24.9°C 1962mm 4.8
210 Port Douglas QLD 1324mm 27.2°C 22.8°C 3013mm 6.0
211 Innisfail QLD 1376mm 28.1°C 19.9°C 3161mm 5.7
212 Cairns QLD 1384mm 28.3°C 21.0°C 2391mm 6.2
213 Mission Beach QLD 1799mm 26.7°C 21.5°C 3734mm 6.3

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