Katherine
Elevation 108 m14.47° S, 132.27° E
When to go?
Mean 29 °C, 12 rain days in the month (248 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 35 °C
Mean 29 °C, 12 rain days in the month (242 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 35 °C
Mean 29 °C, 10 rain days in the month (180 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 35 °C
Mean 28 °C, 4 rain days in the month (36 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 35 °C
Mean 25 °C, 1 rain day in the month (6 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 33 °C
Mean 22 °C, it hardly ever rains (3 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 22 °C, it hardly ever rains (1 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 24 °C, it hardly ever rains (1 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 28 °C, 1 rain day in the month (6 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 37 °C
Mean 31 °C, 2 rain days in the month (30 mm).
Against
- Extreme heathighs of 39 °C
Mean 31 °C, 6 rain days in the month (88 mm).
Against
- Extreme heathighs of 38 °C
Mean 30 °C, 10 rain days in the month (216 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 37 °C
The best months are June–August. Avoid September–May (hot, at times extreme heat).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.3 °C; in the last ten years by +0.9 °C. Warmest year: 1952 (+1.6 °C), coldest: 2011 (−1.4 °C).
September and March warmed the most (+0.7 and +0.5 °C), May the least (−0.2 °C).
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: no clear trend, dry and wet years alternate as before.