What is the best time to visit Tennant Creek?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, June is the best month to visit Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, scoring 10.0 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Tennant Creek?

Tennant Creek has an annual Comfort Score of 4.9/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

What is the hottest month in Tennant Creek?

December is the hottest month in Tennant Creek with average daily highs reaching 38.9 degrees Celsius. The city records about 116 days above 35 degrees per year.

Tennant Creek Weather and Climate

Northern Territory, Australia (19.65°S, 134.19°E, 371m elevation) Mediterranean (Csa)

4.9/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: June (10.0/10). Ranked #188 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

June is the sweet spot

June: 10.0/10. October: 1.0/10. Annual score 4.9/10, ranked #188 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

20.0 - 31.7°C

Days 7.9 degrees warmer; nights 5.7 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

931mm

6% above national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

67 days/yr

38 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

21.5 MJ/m²

3.2 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

30%

18 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer1.6/10

25.0 - 35.9°C

507mm rain

Autumn6.4/10

19.0 - 29.5°C

314mm rain

Winter8.9/10

13.4 - 26.3°C

5mm rain

Spring2.5/10

22.6 - 35.3°C

105mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 38.9 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 11.4 degrees.

Rainfall

931mm falls across 67 rain days. March is wettest (304mm), June driest (0mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 760 times.

Comfort window

June scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. October is the hardest month at 1.0/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Tennant Creek 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 Tennant Creek.

January1.7/10Challenging34.2°C max, 271mm rain February2.2/10Challenging34.5°C max, 215mm rain March3.6/10Challenging31.1°C max, 304mm rain April7.6/10Excellent29.5°C max, 1mm rain May8.1/10Excellent27.9°C max, 9mm rain June10.0/10Excellent24.7°C max, 0mm rain July10.0/10Excellent23.7°C max, 4mm rain August6.8/10Good30.4°C max, 1mm rain September5.3/10Variable32.2°C max, 21mm rain October1.0/10Challenging37.4°C max, 2mm rain November1.2/10Challenging36.3°C max, 82mm rain December1.0/10Challenging38.9°C max, 21mm rain

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