Kowanyama weather by month & the best time to visit
Australia · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Kowanyama is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with June and May close behind. Kowanyama averages about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Kowanyama?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kowanyama is July, then June and May. The dullest month is November (44/100, 56 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kowanyama?
Kowanyama is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year. 54 Sunshine Score points separate July (98) from November (44), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #50 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 75% of the year's 1,249 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 334 mm | 12 |
| February | 71 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 335 mm | 12 |
| March | 71 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 263 mm | 12 |
| April | 89 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 52 mm | 11 |
| May | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 10 mm | 9 |
| June | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 5 mm | 8 |
| July | 98 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 2 mm | 8 |
| August | 88 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| September | 68 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 12 |
| October | 47 | 37° / 99°F | 24° / 75°F | 17 mm | 13 |
| November | 44 | 37° / 99°F | 25° / 77°F | 56 mm | 13 |
| December | 49 | 35° / 95°F | 26° / 79°F | 170 mm | 13 |
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Kowanyama: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Kowanyama?
Kowanyama is a small town in Australia with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Kowanyama get a year?
Kowanyama gets about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Kowanyama?
The sunniest time to visit Kowanyama is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 98/100 (with June and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F.
What is the least sunny month in Kowanyama?
November is the least sunny month in Kowanyama, scoring 44/100 with about 56 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Kowanyama?
The typical midday UV index in Kowanyama peaks around 13 (extreme) in October, easing to about 8 (very high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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