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Best Driest Winters in Australia

Ranked by Winter Rain (Jun-Aug)

If you're hunting for driest winters in Australia, the numbers are here to guide you. Wyndham takes the top spot with 1mm, with Kununurra and Fitzroy Crossing 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

Wyndham

Winter Rain (Jun-Aug): 1mm
Avg Max: 34.2°C
Comfort Score: 3.2/10
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2nd

Kununurra

Winter Rain (Jun-Aug): 2mm
Avg Max: 34.1°C
Comfort Score: 3.2/10
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3rd

Fitzroy Crossing

Winter Rain (Jun-Aug): 2mm
Avg Max: 35.5°C
Comfort Score: 2.8/10
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Rank City State Winter Rain (Jun-Aug) Avg Max Avg Min Annual Rain Comfort Score
1 Wyndham WA 1mm 34.2°C 23.5°C 1431mm 3.2
2 Kununurra WA 2mm 34.1°C 23.0°C 1189mm 3.2
3 Fitzroy Crossing WA 2mm 35.5°C 23.6°C 533mm 2.8
4 Katherine NT 3mm 33.5°C 22.2°C 1319mm 3.6
5 Halls Creek WA 3mm 32.7°C 20.2°C 740mm 4.3
6 Mataranka NT 3mm 33.2°C 21.9°C 1248mm 3.8
7 Weipa QLD 5mm 32.6°C 23.6°C 1789mm 3.5
8 Tennant Creek NT 5mm 31.7°C 20.0°C 931mm 4.9
9 Broome WA 6mm 30.1°C 25.3°C 394mm 6.3
10 Darwin NT 8mm 31.0°C 24.9°C 1962mm 4.8
11 Jabiru NT 8mm 34.2°C 22.6°C 1865mm 2.9
12 Alice Springs NT 9mm 29.4°C 16.3°C 346mm 5.6
13 Cloncurry QLD 11mm 32.0°C 20.9°C 729mm 4.8
14 Winton QLD 11mm 32.2°C 20.4°C 420mm 4.9
15 Mount Isa QLD 19mm 31.3°C 19.9°C 551mm 5.3
16 Thursday Island QLD 21mm 30.1°C 24.8°C 1822mm 5.2
17 Port Hedland WA 24mm 33.4°C 23.4°C 171mm 4.3
18 Oodnadatta SA 29mm 30.5°C 16.6°C 173mm 5.4
19 Marble Bar WA 33mm 35.7°C 22.1°C 252mm 3.5
20 Nhulunbuy NT 34mm 30.1°C 24.5°C 1438mm 5.3
21 Marree SA 37mm 29.3°C 15.6°C 133mm 5.7
22 Longreach QLD 37mm 32.0°C 19.9°C 303mm 4.8
23 Yulara NT 38mm 30.0°C 16.8°C 296mm 5.6
24 Atherton QLD 40mm 24.8°C 16.7°C 1492mm 7.8
25 Karratha WA 41mm 34.0°C 22.9°C 181mm 3.8
26 Birdsville QLD 43mm 31.2°C 18.9°C 353mm 4.9
27 Broken Hill NSW 46mm 25.2°C 13.4°C 275mm 6.2
28 Coober Pedy SA 50mm 28.7°C 15.0°C 164mm 5.9
29 Newman WA 51mm 31.9°C 19.2°C 538mm 5.1
30 Hay NSW 54mm 23.9°C 12.2°C 439mm 6.1
31 Renmark SA 55mm 25.0°C 12.3°C 230mm 6.6
32 Mildura VIC 56mm 24.7°C 12.5°C 228mm 6.5
33 Tibooburra NSW 58mm 28.1°C 16.3°C 410mm 5.6
34 White Cliffs NSW 61mm 27.0°C 15.0°C 382mm 5.9
35 Roma QLD 62mm 27.1°C 15.5°C 681mm 6.7
36 Berri SA 62mm 24.9°C 12.4°C 232mm 6.6
37 Cooktown QLD 63mm 28.6°C 23.4°C 1602mm 6.3
38 Exmouth WA 63mm 31.5°C 21.6°C 157mm 5.7
39 Charleville QLD 65mm 28.4°C 16.4°C 767mm 6.1
40 Whyalla SA 67mm 25.2°C 13.0°C 196mm 7.2
41 Swan Hill VIC 73mm 23.5°C 11.5°C 423mm 6.3
42 Port Augusta SA 75mm 26.6°C 13.5°C 249mm 6.5
43 Bourke NSW 76mm 28.0°C 16.1°C 456mm 5.6
44 Bowen QLD 78mm 27.7°C 21.7°C 1114mm 7.3
45 Ceduna SA 78mm 23.8°C 12.9°C 218mm 7.9
46 Emerald QLD 80mm 29.1°C 17.7°C 607mm 6.4
47 Griffith NSW 84mm 23.8°C 11.9°C 527mm 6.0
48 Tom Price WA 85mm 31.7°C 18.7°C 383mm 5.2
49 Christmas Island WA 85mm 26.4°C 24.9°C 1188mm 7.5
50 Warwick QLD 87mm 24.2°C 13.0°C 843mm 7.4
51 Narooma NSW 88mm 20.9°C 12.0°C 781mm 7.3
52 Cooma NSW 88mm 18.3°C 6.6°C 576mm 5.9
53 Deniliquin NSW 92mm 23.5°C 11.5°C 411mm 6.0
54 Meekatharra WA 92mm 29.9°C 17.4°C 299mm 5.6
55 Ayr QLD 95mm 28.4°C 20.3°C 1552mm 6.7
56 Merimbula NSW 98mm 19.7°C 12.0°C 619mm 6.9
57 Airlie Beach QLD 101mm 26.0°C 21.2°C 1351mm 7.4
58 Echuca VIC 103mm 22.9°C 10.9°C 494mm 6.0
59 Lightning Ridge NSW 104mm 27.6°C 15.9°C 530mm 5.7
60 Townsville QLD 106mm 28.0°C 21.2°C 1577mm 6.9
61 Mackay QLD 108mm 26.3°C 20.7°C 1273mm 7.3
62 Murray Bridge SA 108mm 22.5°C 10.9°C 332mm 7.0
63 Geelong VIC 110mm 20.0°C 10.3°C 502mm 6.6
64 Dalby QLD 111mm 26.0°C 14.7°C 1039mm 7.0
65 Brisbane QLD 112mm 25.7°C 16.0°C 1581mm 7.2
66 Stanthorpe QLD 115mm 21.0°C 11.4°C 754mm 7.0
67 Toowoomba QLD 117mm 23.2°C 13.6°C 1054mm 7.4
68 Canberra ACT 120mm 19.6°C 8.2°C 597mm 6.1
69 Shepparton VIC 120mm 22.1°C 10.6°C 543mm 6.0
70 Torquay VIC 122mm 19.3°C 11.4°C 509mm 6.5
71 Horsham VIC 123mm 21.3°C 9.7°C 480mm 6.1
72 Charters Towers QLD 124mm 29.0°C 18.2°C 1043mm 6.4
73 Kingaroy QLD 124mm 24.3°C 14.2°C 1176mm 7.4
74 Port Pirie SA 126mm 24.7°C 13.2°C 272mm 6.8
75 Wagga Wagga NSW 127mm 22.6°C 10.7°C 617mm 6.0
76 Clare SA 129mm 21.5°C 10.4°C 359mm 6.3
77 Bendigo VIC 130mm 20.5°C 9.5°C 517mm 6.1
78 Port Lincoln SA 133mm 20.3°C 13.0°C 333mm 7.4
79 Mudgee NSW 133mm 21.6°C 9.9°C 611mm 6.1
80 Kalgoorlie WA 137mm 26.0°C 13.2°C 384mm 6.8
81 Ocean Grove VIC 138mm 19.1°C 12.0°C 542mm 6.4
82 Forbes NSW 139mm 23.5°C 11.6°C 677mm 5.9
83 Eden NSW 143mm 19.8°C 11.6°C 659mm 6.7
84 Cairns QLD 146mm 28.3°C 21.0°C 2391mm 6.2
85 Coral Bay WA 146mm 29.9°C 20.1°C 357mm 6.8
86 Monkey Mia WA 147mm 29.6°C 19.6°C 243mm 6.2
87 Batemans Bay NSW 148mm 21.2°C 11.7°C 925mm 7.2
88 Inverell NSW 149mm 22.8°C 10.9°C 746mm 6.6
89 Traralgon VIC 151mm 19.9°C 9.6°C 630mm 6.3
90 Gold Coast QLD 151mm 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
91 Surfers Paradise QLD 151mm 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
92 Lithgow NSW 152mm 18.0°C 8.3°C 872mm 5.8
93 Gympie QLD 152mm 26.2°C 15.8°C 1257mm 7.2
94 Penrith NSW 153mm 23.4°C 12.5°C 927mm 6.7
95 Phillip Island VIC 153mm 18.3°C 12.8°C 612mm 5.8
96 Albury NSW 153mm 21.8°C 10.4°C 672mm 5.9
97 Kingscote SA 156mm 20.5°C 11.8°C 402mm 7.1
98 Young NSW 156mm 20.8°C 10.0°C 763mm 6.0
99 Armidale NSW 156mm 19.0°C 8.9°C 719mm 6.3
100 Grafton NSW 156mm 25.2°C 15.4°C 1018mm 7.4
101 Richmond NSW 156mm 24.1°C 12.9°C 915mm 6.8
102 Carnarvon WA 157mm 28.7°C 19.4°C 244mm 7.1
103 Goulburn NSW 158mm 18.9°C 8.6°C 713mm 6.0
104 Bacchus Marsh VIC 158mm 19.9°C 10.2°C 653mm 6.2
105 Parkes NSW 159mm 22.8°C 11.9°C 690mm 5.9
106 Goolwa SA 160mm 20.6°C 11.8°C 442mm 7.2
107 Dubbo NSW 163mm 23.8°C 12.2°C 687mm 6.0
108 Colac VIC 163mm 18.8°C 9.0°C 562mm 5.9
109 Lorne VIC 164mm 18.8°C 11.0°C 584mm 6.0
110 Lismore NSW 167mm 25.1°C 15.6°C 1541mm 6.9
111 Jindabyne NSW 169mm 17.1°C 5.7°C 715mm 5.3
112 Biloela QLD 169mm 27.9°C 16.8°C 853mm 6.7
113 Sunshine Coast QLD 170mm 25.1°C 16.9°C 1862mm 7.3
114 Ballarat VIC 172mm 17.6°C 8.1°C 647mm 5.4
115 Campbelltown NSW 173mm 22.8°C 12.8°C 915mm 6.9
116 Melbourne VIC 173mm 19.9°C 10.7°C 727mm 6.4
117 Moree NSW 173mm 26.4°C 15.0°C 571mm 6.2
118 Gladstone QLD 174mm 26.6°C 18.7°C 977mm 7.7
119 Wodonga VIC 174mm 21.8°C 9.9°C 737mm 5.8
120 Noosa QLD 175mm 24.6°C 18.5°C 1621mm 7.5
121 Bairnsdale VIC 176mm 20.3°C 9.6°C 716mm 6.8
122 Naracoorte SA 177mm 20.9°C 9.5°C 409mm 6.4
123 Hamilton VIC 178mm 19.0°C 9.0°C 541mm 5.9
124 Sunbury VIC 180mm 18.8°C 9.4°C 692mm 6.0
125 Singleton NSW 182mm 24.9°C 13.7°C 731mm 6.8
126 Lennox Head NSW 183mm 23.8°C 16.6°C 1813mm 7.2
127 Wangaratta VIC 184mm 22.1°C 9.6°C 735mm 5.7
128 Cowra NSW 184mm 22.4°C 10.3°C 760mm 5.9
129 Victor Harbor SA 186mm 19.2°C 12.0°C 483mm 6.5
130 Katanning WA 187mm 22.6°C 10.8°C 320mm 7.0
131 Benalla VIC 187mm 21.7°C 10.3°C 705mm 5.8
132 Orange NSW 187mm 18.2°C 8.4°C 770mm 5.8
133 Bathurst NSW 189mm 19.8°C 8.1°C 799mm 6.1
134 Portland VIC 191mm 17.9°C 11.1°C 649mm 5.4
135 Caloundra QLD 191mm 25.1°C 17.2°C 1859mm 7.2
136 Sale VIC 192mm 20.2°C 9.4°C 681mm 6.6
137 Rainbow Beach QLD 194mm 25.2°C 18.3°C 1507mm 7.4
138 Swansea TAS 195mm 18.2°C 9.4°C 700mm 5.7
139 Wonthaggi VIC 197mm 18.1°C 11.8°C 795mm 5.4
140 Cessnock NSW 198mm 23.3°C 13.0°C 896mm 6.7
141 Port Arthur TAS 198mm 16.5°C 9.9°C 774mm 4.4
142 Hobart TAS 200mm 17.6°C 9.0°C 629mm 5.3
143 Albany WA 203mm 20.3°C 12.7°C 458mm 7.2
144 Bundaberg QLD 204mm 26.3°C 18.1°C 1113mm 7.5
145 Port Macquarie NSW 204mm 22.8°C 15.9°C 1182mm 7.2
146 Katoomba NSW 204mm 17.3°C 7.1°C 1087mm 5.1
147 Byron Bay NSW 205mm 23.9°C 17.2°C 1845mm 7.2
148 Maryborough QLD 205mm 26.7°C 17.4°C 1190mm 7.1
149 Northam WA 205mm 25.8°C 13.0°C 337mm 6.7
150 Forster NSW 206mm 23.2°C 14.9°C 977mm 7.3
151 Narrabri NSW 208mm 26.0°C 13.9°C 712mm 6.1
152 Tamworth NSW 209mm 24.1°C 11.7°C 698mm 6.2
153 Daylesford VIC 209mm 16.9°C 7.5°C 678mm 5.2
154 Warrnambool VIC 212mm 18.0°C 11.0°C 676mm 5.5
155 Muswellbrook NSW 214mm 23.8°C 13.0°C 795mm 6.7
156 Sydney NSW 214mm 22.2°C 14.0°C 1068mm 7.0
157 Hervey Bay QLD 215mm 25.7°C 19.6°C 1136mm 7.5
158 Robe SA 216mm 18.1°C 11.6°C 531mm 5.7
159 Seventeen Seventy QLD 216mm 25.9°C 18.9°C 1165mm 7.5
160 Agnes Water QLD 216mm 25.7°C 18.7°C 1165mm 7.6
161 Barossa Valley SA 217mm 21.7°C 10.9°C 488mm 6.3
162 Mount Gambier SA 220mm 18.8°C 9.5°C 627mm 5.9
163 Coolangatta QLD 220mm 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
164 Tweed Heads NSW 221mm 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
165 Esperance WA 223mm 21.1°C 13.7°C 466mm 7.8
166 Yamba NSW 230mm 24.1°C 16.6°C 1442mm 7.3
167 Adelaide SA 232mm 21.5°C 11.8°C 459mm 6.9
168 Maitland NSW 238mm 24.3°C 14.2°C 933mm 6.9
169 Bicheno TAS 240mm 16.9°C 10.0°C 820mm 4.9
170 Bruny Island TAS 240mm 16.1°C 10.2°C 830mm 4.1
171 Coffs Harbour NSW 241mm 23.4°C 15.3°C 1460mm 7.0
172 Lakes Entrance VIC 241mm 19.1°C 11.1°C 851mm 6.3
173 Gosford NSW 246mm 22.7°C 13.7°C 1048mm 6.9
174 Ulladulla NSW 250mm 20.9°C 12.4°C 1221mm 6.6
175 Hahndorf SA 254mm 19.1°C 9.4°C 568mm 6.2
176 Launceston TAS 257mm 18.5°C 8.6°C 851mm 5.7
177 Wollongong NSW 263mm 21.0°C 13.9°C 1397mm 6.6
178 St Helens TAS 265mm 17.8°C 9.6°C 921mm 5.4
179 Rockhampton QLD 268mm 27.9°C 18.0°C 957mm 6.9
180 Nelson Bay NSW 271mm 23.2°C 14.6°C 1094mm 6.9
181 Terrigal NSW 281mm 22.0°C 14.7°C 1203mm 6.9
182 Perisher NSW 284mm 12.1°C 3.2°C 1096mm 3.3
183 Falls Creek VIC 284mm 11.2°C 2.8°C 1200mm 3.0
184 Nowra NSW 290mm 21.6°C 12.3°C 1204mm 6.8
185 Newcastle NSW 292mm 22.5°C 15.7°C 1098mm 7.0
186 Norfolk Island NSW 292mm 20.8°C 19.3°C 692mm 7.4
187 Yeppoon QLD 293mm 26.2°C 19.1°C 1320mm 7.2
188 Denmark WA 293mm 20.0°C 12.8°C 656mm 6.8
189 Port Douglas QLD 302mm 27.2°C 22.8°C 3013mm 6.0
190 Thredbo NSW 303mm 11.5°C 2.9°C 1142mm 3.1
191 Kiama NSW 319mm 21.3°C 13.2°C 1403mm 6.7
192 Bright VIC 330mm 21.0°C 8.2°C 1093mm 5.6
193 Innisfail QLD 339mm 28.1°C 19.9°C 3161mm 5.7
194 Devonport TAS 367mm 17.3°C 9.4°C 1011mm 5.1
195 Walpole WA 378mm 19.7°C 12.9°C 805mm 6.5
196 Kalbarri WA 380mm 27.6°C 17.7°C 520mm 6.8
197 Jurien Bay WA 384mm 25.8°C 16.2°C 513mm 7.2
198 Ulverstone TAS 388mm 16.6°C 9.0°C 1006mm 4.6
199 Mission Beach QLD 391mm 26.7°C 21.5°C 3734mm 6.3
200 Burnie TAS 403mm 16.9°C 10.3°C 1031mm 4.7
201 Geraldton WA 429mm 26.4°C 16.8°C 545mm 7.1
202 Mandurah WA 432mm 23.8°C 14.6°C 667mm 7.0
203 Perth WA 435mm 24.7°C 15.0°C 673mm 7.1
204 Rockingham WA 448mm 23.8°C 15.1°C 718mm 7.2
205 Lord Howe Island NSW 454mm 21.0°C 19.3°C 1225mm 7.0
206 Dunsborough WA 455mm 22.2°C 14.2°C 695mm 7.0
207 Busselton WA 465mm 23.2°C 13.5°C 661mm 6.8
208 McLaren Vale SA 467mm 20.6°C 11.5°C 764mm 6.5
209 Margaret River WA 554mm 21.1°C 13.5°C 867mm 6.8
210 Bunbury WA 577mm 23.1°C 14.2°C 828mm 6.8
211 Cradle Mountain TAS 592mm 10.6°C 3.1°C 2003mm 1.7
212 Queenstown TAS 658mm 15.4°C 7.7°C 2505mm 3.0
213 Strahan TAS 659mm 15.3°C 9.0°C 2034mm 3.0

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