Katherine weather by month

Check out Katherine weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Katherine (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	95	93	93	93	90	86	86	91	97	100	100	99
Min temperature (night-time)	75	73	73	68	63	57	55	61	68	73	75	75
Heat & Humidity	VH	VH	VH	H	H	M	M	H	VH	E	E	E

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Katherine

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	7	7	7	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	8
Daily hours of daylight	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	11	9	8	8	10	11	11	11	11

Rainfall in Katherine

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	13	11	11	7	5	4	4	3	3	3	6	9
Average monthly rainfall (inches)	9.7	10.0	7.3	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.3	4.0	6.6

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The climate guide for Northern Territory (Katherine) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Katherine?

Katherine has a hot tropical climate with a winter dry season.

Katherine weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 95°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in January and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 9.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

95
95°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
75
75°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
9.7
9.7 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Katherine weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 93°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in February and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 11 days with some rainfall and typically 10.0 inches of rainfall in the month.

93
93°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
73
73°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
10.0
10.0 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Katherine weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 93°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in March and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 11 days with some rainfall and typically 7.3 inches of rainfall in the month.

93
93°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
73
73°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
7.3
7.3 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Katherine weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 93°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in April and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

93
93°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
68
68°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
1.5
1.5 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Katherine weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 90°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in May and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

90
90°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
63
63°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
0.3
0.3 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Katherine weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 86°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

86
86°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
57
57°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0.1
0.1 inches of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Katherine weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 86°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

86
86°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
55
55°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0.2
0.2 inches of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Katherine weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 91°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in August and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

91
91°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
3
3 days with some rainfall
61
61°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
0.1
0.1 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index

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Katherine weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 97°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in September and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

97
97°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
3
3 days with some rainfall
68
68°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
0.4
0.4 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Katherine weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 100°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in October and extreme heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

100
100°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
3
3 days with some rainfall
73
73°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
E
Extreme heat & humidity
1.3
1.3 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Katherine weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 100°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in November and extreme heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 4.0 inches of rainfall in the month.

100
100°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
75
75°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
E
Extreme heat & humidity
4.0
4.0 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Katherine weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 99°F in Katherine, Northern Territory in December and extreme heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 6.6 inches of rainfall in the month.