Katherine Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
34.9 34.3 34.3 34.0 31.8 30.0 29.8 32.5 35.3 37.6 37.9 36.6 34.1
Mean Min (°C)
24.0 23.9 23.1 20.7 17.5 14.5 13.1 15.8 19.9 23.7 24.8 24.5 20.4
Mean Rain (mm)
232.9 202.7 156.8 31.2 4.9 1.8 0.9 0.3 6.5 26.7 89.0 191.5 970.5
Median Rain (mm)
206.4 192.2 122.3 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.9 71.0 168.8 936.6
Mean Rain Days
14.0 12.7 9.4 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 2.8 7.1 11.5 60.8

Katherine Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
41.1 40.5 39.2 38.3 36.0 36.1 35.2 37.3 39.4 41.7 45.6 43.3 45.6
Low Max (°C)
26.1 25.9 25.5 22.7 18.3 21.5 18.3 24.2 27.0 26.6 27.5 25.0 18.3
High Min (°C)
28.0 27.8 26.5 26.5 25.6 24.0 24.5 25.2 27.2 27.9 30.0 29.4 30.0
Low Min (°C)
17.2 16.7 13.8 10.7 7.2 3.4 2.8 5.3 9.8 11.0 17.4 17.3 2.8
High Rain (mm)
233.7 229.1 197.0 104.0 61.7 33.0 33.8 15.5 104.6 80.3 121.7 252.0 252.0

Katherine Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
37.8 36.7 37.0 36.3 33.7 32.4 31.8 34.9 36.8 39.3 39.7 38.8 35.1
Low Mn. Max (°C)
32.0 31.7 31.6 31.8 29.0 27.6 27.7 30.9 34.0 35.7 36.3 34.3 33.0
High Mn. Min (°C)
24.8 24.5 24.4 23.3 21.0 18.1 17.3 19.0 23.2 25.4 26.0 26.1 21.6
Low Mn. Min (°C)
22.9 22.9 21.9 16.6 14.2 10.9 9.9 12.8 15.9 20.3 23.0 22.9 19.2
High Rain (mm)
704.6 492.7 647.2 212.9 85.6 54.1 48.0 19.3 111.2 148.8 355.6 752.1 1575.4
Low Rain (mm)
50.9 10.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.3 439.5

Katherine Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Katherine annual climate

Katherine Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 4.7 1.3 8.9
≥ 35°C
17.2 12.8 14.0 9.9 1.1 0.2 0.1 4.3 19.8 28.7 27.3 24.8 158.4
≥ 30°C
29.6 26.7 29.3 29.4 24.6 17.1 15.9 26.8 29.7 30.8 29.8 30.5 317.6
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Katherine 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
37.4 36.8 36.7 35.8 34.0 32.5 32.3 34.9 37.2 39.4 40.0 38.9 37.8
Low Max
32.0 32.0 31.8 32.2 29.1 27.2 27.2 30.0 33.3 36.0 35.8 34.4 30.3
High Min
25.6 25.1 24.6 23.5 21.7 18.5 17.8 20.0 23.9 26.1 26.7 26.4 25.0
Low Min
22.7 22.8 21.7 17.6 13.0 10.3 8.9 11.7 15.6 21.1 22.6 22.8 13.9

Katherine Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
27 27 27 28 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 26 28.0
Earliest Entry
1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
1985 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1985
Years of Maxima
28 28 28 28 28 27 28 28 28 28 28 27 28.0
Earliest Entry
1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
1985 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1985
Years of Rainfall
116 121 129 129 138 139 142 139 135 129 126 115 128.0
Earliest Entry
1884 1885 1885 1881 1874 1874 1873 1873 1873 1885 1885 1885 1873
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

KATHERINE COUNCIL
Darwin-Daly, Northern Territory
14.4589°S 132.2572°E 107m AMSL
Commenced 1873

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14:40 AEST The advance of a trough across the north and center of the state spread clouds across the state and, together with humid onshore winds, intensified instability in eastern NSW, leading to intense rainfall.

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