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Alice Springs, Northern Territory climate

BWh Hot desert

Alice Springs has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 99°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 39°F at night. Precipitation totals about 11 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 1.9 inches while August barely receives 0.15 inches.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 99°F in January.

About 156 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 39°F in July.

About 16 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 11 in of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.9 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Alice Springs climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	99	96	92	85	75	68	69	74	84	89	94	96
Avg temp (°F)	85	83	78	70	60	54	54	58	68	74	79	83
Avg low (°F)	72	70	64	55	46	40	39	42	52	59	65	69
Precipitation (in)	1.9	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.7	1.3	1.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	99	96	92	85	75	68
Avg temp (°F)	85	83	78	70	60	54
Avg low (°F)	72	70	64	55	46	40
Precipitation (in)	1.9	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	69	74	84	89	94	96
Avg temp (°F)	54	58	68	74	79	83
Avg low (°F)	39	42	52	59	65	69
Precipitation (in)	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.7	1.3	1.6

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	5	3	2	3	3	2	1	2	4	6	7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	28	24	21	8	0.6	—	—	1	10	16	22	25
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.5	5	7	3	0.0	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	5	3	2	3	3
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	28	24	21	8	0.6	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.5	5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	1	2	4	6	7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	1	10	16	22	25
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	7	3	0.0	—	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	45	44	33	30	30	26	21	18	26	35	44	50
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	11	12	17	18	20	21	23	24	20	17	11	11
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	9	8	8	6	5	5	4	7	8	11	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	8	5	4	5	4	3	3	3	6	8	11
Relative humidity (%)	32	35	34	35	44	51	46	37	29	27	29	31
Wind speed (mph)	8.1	8.1	7.7	6.8	6.1	5.9	5.8	6.5	7.2	7.7	7.6	7.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	45	44	33	30	30	26
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	11	12	17	18	20	21
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	9	8	8	6	5
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	8	5	4	5	4
Relative humidity (%)	32	35	34	35	44	51
Wind speed (mph)	8.1	8.1	7.7	6.8	6.1	5.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	21	18	26	35	44	50
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	23	24	20	17	11	11
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	5	4	7	8	11	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	3	3	3	6	8	11
Relative humidity (%)	46	37	29	27	29	31
Wind speed (mph)	5.8	6.5	7.2	7.7	7.6	7.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Alice Springs Airport, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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