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Best Fewest Rain Days in Australia

Ranked by Annual Rain Days

If you're hunting for fewest rain days in Australia, the numbers are here to guide you. Marree takes the top spot with 21mm, with Exmouth and Karratha 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

Marree

Annual Rain Days: 21mm
Avg Max: 29.3°C
Comfort Score: 5.7/10
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2nd

Exmouth

Annual Rain Days: 22mm
Avg Max: 31.5°C
Comfort Score: 5.7/10
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3rd

Karratha

Annual Rain Days: 24mm
Avg Max: 34.0°C
Comfort Score: 3.8/10
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Rank City State Annual Rain Days Avg Max Avg Min Annual Rain Comfort Score
1 Marree SA 21mm 29.3°C 15.6°C 133mm 5.7
2 Exmouth WA 22mm 31.5°C 21.6°C 157mm 5.7
3 Karratha WA 24mm 34.0°C 22.9°C 181mm 3.8
4 Coral Bay WA 24mm 29.9°C 20.1°C 357mm 6.8
5 Port Hedland WA 27mm 33.4°C 23.4°C 171mm 4.3
6 Monkey Mia WA 28mm 29.6°C 19.6°C 243mm 6.2
7 Oodnadatta SA 29mm 30.5°C 16.6°C 173mm 5.4
8 Coober Pedy SA 30mm 28.7°C 15.0°C 164mm 5.9
9 Carnarvon WA 34mm 28.7°C 19.4°C 244mm 7.1
10 Birdsville QLD 34mm 31.2°C 18.9°C 353mm 4.9
11 Marble Bar WA 38mm 35.7°C 22.1°C 252mm 3.5
12 Berri SA 39mm 24.9°C 12.4°C 232mm 6.6
13 Mildura VIC 41mm 24.7°C 12.5°C 228mm 6.5
14 Meekatharra WA 41mm 29.9°C 17.4°C 299mm 5.6
15 Broken Hill NSW 43mm 25.2°C 13.4°C 275mm 6.2
16 Renmark SA 43mm 25.0°C 12.3°C 230mm 6.6
17 Yulara NT 43mm 30.0°C 16.8°C 296mm 5.6
18 White Cliffs NSW 43mm 27.0°C 15.0°C 382mm 5.9
19 Longreach QLD 44mm 32.0°C 19.9°C 303mm 4.8
20 Tibooburra NSW 44mm 28.1°C 16.3°C 410mm 5.6
21 Ceduna SA 45mm 23.8°C 12.9°C 218mm 7.9
22 Port Augusta SA 47mm 26.6°C 13.5°C 249mm 6.5
23 Newman WA 47mm 31.9°C 19.2°C 538mm 5.1
24 Kalgoorlie WA 48mm 26.0°C 13.2°C 384mm 6.8
25 Bourke NSW 48mm 28.0°C 16.1°C 456mm 5.6
26 Kalbarri WA 48mm 27.6°C 17.7°C 520mm 6.8
27 Swan Hill VIC 49mm 23.5°C 11.5°C 423mm 6.3
28 Tom Price WA 49mm 31.7°C 18.7°C 383mm 5.2
29 Whyalla SA 50mm 25.2°C 13.0°C 196mm 7.2
30 Alice Springs NT 51mm 29.4°C 16.3°C 346mm 5.6
31 Geraldton WA 52mm 26.4°C 16.8°C 545mm 7.1
32 Broome WA 52mm 30.1°C 25.3°C 394mm 6.3
33 Winton QLD 52mm 32.2°C 20.4°C 420mm 4.9
34 Hay NSW 55mm 23.9°C 12.2°C 439mm 6.1
35 Deniliquin NSW 55mm 23.5°C 11.5°C 411mm 6.0
36 Port Pirie SA 57mm 24.7°C 13.2°C 272mm 6.8
37 Griffith NSW 58mm 23.8°C 11.9°C 527mm 6.0
38 Wagga Wagga NSW 60mm 22.6°C 10.7°C 617mm 6.0
39 Murray Bridge SA 60mm 22.5°C 10.9°C 332mm 7.0
40 Port Lincoln SA 60mm 20.3°C 13.0°C 333mm 7.4
41 Northam WA 61mm 25.8°C 13.0°C 337mm 6.7
42 Katanning WA 61mm 22.6°C 10.8°C 320mm 7.0
43 Lightning Ridge NSW 62mm 27.6°C 15.9°C 530mm 5.7
44 Echuca VIC 63mm 22.9°C 10.9°C 494mm 6.0
45 Mount Isa QLD 64mm 31.3°C 19.9°C 551mm 5.3
46 Bendigo VIC 65mm 20.5°C 9.5°C 517mm 6.1
47 Tennant Creek NT 67mm 31.7°C 20.0°C 931mm 4.9
48 Shepparton VIC 68mm 22.1°C 10.6°C 543mm 6.0
49 Cloncurry QLD 68mm 32.0°C 20.9°C 729mm 4.8
50 Emerald QLD 69mm 29.1°C 17.7°C 607mm 6.4
51 Horsham VIC 69mm 21.3°C 9.7°C 480mm 6.1
52 Young NSW 71mm 20.8°C 10.0°C 763mm 6.0
53 Roma QLD 72mm 27.1°C 15.5°C 681mm 6.7
54 Wodonga VIC 72mm 21.8°C 9.9°C 737mm 5.8
55 Charleville QLD 73mm 28.4°C 16.4°C 767mm 6.1
56 Kingscote SA 74mm 20.5°C 11.8°C 402mm 7.1
57 Jurien Bay WA 74mm 25.8°C 16.2°C 513mm 7.2
58 Albury NSW 75mm 21.8°C 10.4°C 672mm 5.9
59 Forbes NSW 75mm 23.5°C 11.6°C 677mm 5.9
60 Goolwa SA 75mm 20.6°C 11.8°C 442mm 7.2
61 Dubbo NSW 76mm 23.8°C 12.2°C 687mm 6.0
62 Naracoorte SA 76mm 20.9°C 9.5°C 409mm 6.4
63 Fitzroy Crossing WA 76mm 35.5°C 23.6°C 533mm 2.8
64 Moree NSW 77mm 26.4°C 15.0°C 571mm 6.2
65 Benalla VIC 77mm 21.7°C 10.3°C 705mm 5.8
66 Busselton WA 78mm 23.2°C 13.5°C 661mm 6.8
67 Canberra ACT 79mm 19.6°C 8.2°C 597mm 6.1
68 Parkes NSW 79mm 22.8°C 11.9°C 690mm 5.9
69 Wangaratta VIC 79mm 22.1°C 9.6°C 735mm 5.7
70 Adelaide SA 80mm 21.5°C 11.8°C 459mm 6.9
71 Cowra NSW 80mm 22.4°C 10.3°C 760mm 5.9
72 Clare SA 81mm 21.5°C 10.4°C 359mm 6.3
73 Mudgee NSW 82mm 21.6°C 9.9°C 611mm 6.1
74 Narrabri NSW 83mm 26.0°C 13.9°C 712mm 6.1
75 Barossa Valley SA 83mm 21.7°C 10.9°C 488mm 6.3
76 Halls Creek WA 83mm 32.7°C 20.2°C 740mm 4.3
77 Mandurah WA 84mm 23.8°C 14.6°C 667mm 7.0
78 Geelong VIC 85mm 20.0°C 10.3°C 502mm 6.6
79 Perth WA 87mm 24.7°C 15.0°C 673mm 7.1
80 Tamworth NSW 87mm 24.1°C 11.7°C 698mm 6.2
81 Orange NSW 88mm 18.2°C 8.4°C 770mm 5.8
82 Cooma NSW 90mm 18.3°C 6.6°C 576mm 5.9
83 Bathurst NSW 91mm 19.8°C 8.1°C 799mm 6.1
84 Traralgon VIC 91mm 19.9°C 9.6°C 630mm 6.3
85 Bunbury WA 92mm 23.1°C 14.2°C 828mm 6.8
86 Sale VIC 93mm 20.2°C 9.4°C 681mm 6.6
87 Biloela QLD 93mm 27.9°C 16.8°C 853mm 6.7
88 Goulburn NSW 94mm 18.9°C 8.6°C 713mm 6.0
89 Muswellbrook NSW 94mm 23.8°C 13.0°C 795mm 6.7
90 Colac VIC 94mm 18.8°C 9.0°C 562mm 5.9
91 Dunsborough WA 94mm 22.2°C 14.2°C 695mm 7.0
92 McLaren Vale SA 94mm 20.6°C 11.5°C 764mm 6.5
93 Rockingham WA 95mm 23.8°C 15.1°C 718mm 7.2
94 Merimbula NSW 97mm 19.7°C 12.0°C 619mm 6.9
95 Torquay VIC 97mm 19.3°C 11.4°C 509mm 6.5
96 Albany WA 99mm 20.3°C 12.7°C 458mm 7.2
97 Bairnsdale VIC 99mm 20.3°C 9.6°C 716mm 6.8
98 Bright VIC 100mm 21.0°C 8.2°C 1093mm 5.6
99 St Helens TAS 100mm 17.8°C 9.6°C 921mm 5.4
100 Kununurra WA 100mm 34.1°C 23.0°C 1189mm 3.2
101 Daylesford VIC 100mm 16.9°C 7.5°C 678mm 5.2
102 Hahndorf SA 100mm 19.1°C 9.4°C 568mm 6.2
103 Hobart TAS 101mm 17.6°C 9.0°C 629mm 5.3
104 Swansea TAS 101mm 18.2°C 9.4°C 700mm 5.7
105 Narooma NSW 101mm 20.9°C 12.0°C 781mm 7.3
106 Dalby QLD 102mm 26.0°C 14.7°C 1039mm 7.0
107 Hamilton VIC 103mm 19.0°C 9.0°C 541mm 5.9
108 Charters Towers QLD 103mm 29.0°C 18.2°C 1043mm 6.4
109 Ocean Grove VIC 103mm 19.1°C 12.0°C 542mm 6.4
110 Launceston TAS 104mm 18.5°C 8.6°C 851mm 5.7
111 Singleton NSW 104mm 24.9°C 13.7°C 731mm 6.8
112 Esperance WA 105mm 21.1°C 13.7°C 466mm 7.8
113 Inverell NSW 105mm 22.8°C 10.9°C 746mm 6.6
114 Sunbury VIC 105mm 18.8°C 9.4°C 692mm 6.0
115 Melbourne VIC 106mm 19.9°C 10.7°C 727mm 6.4
116 Gladstone QLD 106mm 26.6°C 18.7°C 977mm 7.7
117 Bacchus Marsh VIC 106mm 19.9°C 10.2°C 653mm 6.2
118 Phillip Island VIC 107mm 18.3°C 12.8°C 612mm 5.8
119 Victor Harbor SA 108mm 19.2°C 12.0°C 483mm 6.5
120 Jindabyne NSW 108mm 17.1°C 5.7°C 715mm 5.3
121 Lakes Entrance VIC 108mm 19.1°C 11.1°C 851mm 6.3
122 Devonport TAS 108mm 17.3°C 9.4°C 1011mm 5.1
123 Robe SA 108mm 18.1°C 11.6°C 531mm 5.7
124 Mataranka NT 108mm 33.2°C 21.9°C 1248mm 3.8
125 Wyndham WA 108mm 34.2°C 23.5°C 1431mm 3.2
126 Rockhampton QLD 109mm 27.9°C 18.0°C 957mm 6.9
127 Warwick QLD 110mm 24.2°C 13.0°C 843mm 7.4
128 Ulverstone TAS 110mm 16.6°C 9.0°C 1006mm 4.6
129 Penrith NSW 110mm 23.4°C 12.5°C 927mm 6.7
130 Bicheno TAS 110mm 16.9°C 10.0°C 820mm 4.9
131 Armidale NSW 111mm 19.0°C 8.9°C 719mm 6.3
132 Norfolk Island NSW 111mm 20.8°C 19.3°C 692mm 7.4
133 Ballarat VIC 112mm 17.6°C 8.1°C 647mm 5.4
134 Mount Gambier SA 112mm 18.8°C 9.5°C 627mm 5.9
135 Richmond NSW 112mm 24.1°C 12.9°C 915mm 6.8
136 Lorne VIC 115mm 18.8°C 11.0°C 584mm 6.0
137 Eden NSW 115mm 19.8°C 11.6°C 659mm 6.7
138 Stanthorpe QLD 116mm 21.0°C 11.4°C 754mm 7.0
139 Maitland NSW 117mm 24.3°C 14.2°C 933mm 6.9
140 Portland VIC 117mm 17.9°C 11.1°C 649mm 5.4
141 Warrnambool VIC 118mm 18.0°C 11.0°C 676mm 5.5
142 Margaret River WA 118mm 21.1°C 13.5°C 867mm 6.8
143 Burnie TAS 118mm 16.9°C 10.3°C 1031mm 4.7
144 Denmark WA 118mm 20.0°C 12.8°C 656mm 6.8
145 Katherine NT 119mm 33.5°C 22.2°C 1319mm 3.6
146 Campbelltown NSW 120mm 22.8°C 12.8°C 915mm 6.9
147 Batemans Bay NSW 122mm 21.2°C 11.7°C 925mm 7.2
148 Lithgow NSW 124mm 18.0°C 8.3°C 872mm 5.8
149 Falls Creek VIC 128mm 11.2°C 2.8°C 1200mm 3.0
150 Bowen QLD 128mm 27.7°C 21.7°C 1114mm 7.3
151 Perisher NSW 129mm 12.1°C 3.2°C 1096mm 3.3
152 Toowoomba QLD 130mm 23.2°C 13.6°C 1054mm 7.4
153 Townsville QLD 131mm 28.0°C 21.2°C 1577mm 6.9
154 Grafton NSW 132mm 25.2°C 15.4°C 1018mm 7.4
155 Forster NSW 133mm 23.2°C 14.9°C 977mm 7.3
156 Kingaroy QLD 133mm 24.3°C 14.2°C 1176mm 7.4
157 Thredbo NSW 133mm 11.5°C 2.9°C 1142mm 3.1
158 Ayr QLD 134mm 28.4°C 20.3°C 1552mm 6.7
159 Wonthaggi VIC 135mm 18.1°C 11.8°C 795mm 5.4
160 Sydney NSW 136mm 22.2°C 14.0°C 1068mm 7.0
161 Cessnock NSW 139mm 23.3°C 13.0°C 896mm 6.7
162 Jabiru NT 139mm 34.2°C 22.6°C 1865mm 2.9
163 Bruny Island TAS 139mm 16.1°C 10.2°C 830mm 4.1
164 Nowra NSW 140mm 21.6°C 12.3°C 1204mm 6.8
165 Walpole WA 140mm 19.7°C 12.9°C 805mm 6.5
166 Port Arthur TAS 140mm 16.5°C 9.9°C 774mm 4.4
167 Katoomba NSW 141mm 17.3°C 7.1°C 1087mm 5.1
168 Christmas Island WA 141mm 26.4°C 24.9°C 1188mm 7.5
169 Port Macquarie NSW 143mm 22.8°C 15.9°C 1182mm 7.2
170 Seventeen Seventy QLD 143mm 25.9°C 18.9°C 1165mm 7.5
171 Agnes Water QLD 143mm 25.7°C 18.7°C 1165mm 7.6
172 Newcastle NSW 144mm 22.5°C 15.7°C 1098mm 7.0
173 Bundaberg QLD 144mm 26.3°C 18.1°C 1113mm 7.5
174 Hervey Bay QLD 145mm 25.7°C 19.6°C 1136mm 7.5
175 Kiama NSW 147mm 21.3°C 13.2°C 1403mm 6.7
176 Lord Howe Island NSW 148mm 21.0°C 19.3°C 1225mm 7.0
177 Gosford NSW 149mm 22.7°C 13.7°C 1048mm 6.9
178 Ulladulla NSW 150mm 20.9°C 12.4°C 1221mm 6.6
179 Nelson Bay NSW 150mm 23.2°C 14.6°C 1094mm 6.9
180 Brisbane QLD 152mm 25.7°C 16.0°C 1581mm 7.2
181 Maryborough QLD 152mm 26.7°C 17.4°C 1190mm 7.1
182 Terrigal NSW 152mm 22.0°C 14.7°C 1203mm 6.9
183 Wollongong NSW 154mm 21.0°C 13.9°C 1397mm 6.6
184 Gold Coast QLD 155mm 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
185 Surfers Paradise QLD 155mm 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
186 Gympie QLD 157mm 26.2°C 15.8°C 1257mm 7.2
187 Mackay QLD 159mm 26.3°C 20.7°C 1273mm 7.3
188 Weipa QLD 160mm 32.6°C 23.6°C 1789mm 3.5
189 Atherton QLD 164mm 24.8°C 16.7°C 1492mm 7.8
190 Yeppoon QLD 165mm 26.2°C 19.1°C 1320mm 7.2
191 Yamba NSW 165mm 24.1°C 16.6°C 1442mm 7.3
192 Darwin NT 166mm 31.0°C 24.9°C 1962mm 4.8
193 Lismore NSW 166mm 25.1°C 15.6°C 1541mm 6.9
194 Airlie Beach QLD 166mm 26.0°C 21.2°C 1351mm 7.4
195 Coffs Harbour NSW 167mm 23.4°C 15.3°C 1460mm 7.0
196 Thursday Island QLD 168mm 30.1°C 24.8°C 1822mm 5.2
197 Tweed Heads NSW 175mm 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
198 Nhulunbuy NT 175mm 30.1°C 24.5°C 1438mm 5.3
199 Coolangatta QLD 180mm 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
200 Byron Bay NSW 181mm 23.9°C 17.2°C 1845mm 7.2
201 Cooktown QLD 182mm 28.6°C 23.4°C 1602mm 6.3
202 Rainbow Beach QLD 183mm 25.2°C 18.3°C 1507mm 7.4
203 Noosa QLD 186mm 24.6°C 18.5°C 1621mm 7.5
204 Lennox Head NSW 187mm 23.8°C 16.6°C 1813mm 7.2
205 Sunshine Coast QLD 192mm 25.1°C 16.9°C 1862mm 7.3
206 Caloundra QLD 198mm 25.1°C 17.2°C 1859mm 7.2
207 Cairns QLD 199mm 28.3°C 21.0°C 2391mm 6.2
208 Cradle Mountain TAS 204mm 10.6°C 3.1°C 2003mm 1.7
209 Strahan TAS 217mm 15.3°C 9.0°C 2034mm 3.0
210 Queenstown TAS 227mm 15.4°C 7.7°C 2505mm 3.0
211 Innisfail QLD 238mm 28.1°C 19.9°C 3161mm 5.7
212 Mission Beach QLD 242mm 26.7°C 21.5°C 3734mm 6.3
213 Port Douglas QLD 253mm 27.2°C 22.8°C 3013mm 6.0

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