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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 37°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 271 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 49 mm while August barely receives 4 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsAlice Springs climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 37 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 37 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 12 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 40 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 28 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 0.6 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 25 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 28 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 0.6 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 25 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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.