What is the best time to visit Nhulunbuy?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, July is the best month to visit Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, scoring 8.3 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Nhulunbuy?

Nhulunbuy has an annual Comfort Score of 5.3/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

How much rain does Nhulunbuy get?

Nhulunbuy receives approximately 1,438mm of rainfall per year, which is above the Australian national average of 876mm. The wettest month is March.

Nhulunbuy Weather and Climate

Northern Territory, Australia (12.18°S, 136.77°E, 43m elevation) Tropical savanna (Aw)

5.3/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: July (8.3/10). Ranked #179 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

July is the sweet spot

July: 8.3/10. January: 3.1/10. Annual score 5.3/10, ranked #179 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

24.5 - 30.1°C

Days 6.3 degrees warmer; nights 10.2 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

1,438mm

64% above national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

175 days/yr

70 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

19.7 MJ/m²

1.4 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

61%

13 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer3.2/10

26.2 - 31.3°C

648mm rain

Autumn4.3/10

25.3 - 29.7°C

638mm rain

Winter7.7/10

22.2 - 28.2°C

34mm rain

Spring5.8/10

24.3 - 31.2°C

118mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 32.0 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 21.9 degrees.

Rainfall

1,438mm falls across 175 rain days. March is wettest (336mm), July driest (9mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 37 times.

Comfort window

July scores 8.3/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. January is the hardest month at 3.1/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Nhulunbuy with the national climate baseline.

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Nhulunbuy.

January3.1/10Challenging30.9°C max, 294mm rain February3.3/10Challenging31.0°C max, 201mm rain March3.3/10Challenging29.9°C max, 336mm rain April3.8/10Challenging29.5°C max, 273mm rain May5.8/10Variable29.6°C max, 30mm rain June7.4/10Good28.2°C max, 14mm rain July8.3/10Excellent27.4°C max, 9mm rain August7.4/10Good29.0°C max, 11mm rain September6.6/10Good30.3°C max, 22mm rain October5.8/10Variable31.5°C max, 52mm rain November5.0/10Variable31.8°C max, 44mm rain December3.3/10Challenging32.0°C max, 153mm rain

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