Sunshine Atlas

Newman weather by month & the best time to visit

Australia · small town · hot desert climate

Newman, Australia
Newman — photo by Paebi photographer: Michael Sigrist, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Newman is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with September and May close behind. Newman averages about 3,765 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in August.

When is the best time to visit Newman?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Newman is August, then September and May. The dullest month is December (19/100, 33 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Newman?

Newman is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,765 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate August (99) from December (19), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 381 mm falls in the three months around February.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 24February: 42March: 64April: 95May: 98June: 97July: 98August: 9999September: 99October: 59November: 39December: 19JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January24 39° / 102°F25° / 77°F 108 mm14
February42 37° / 99°F24° / 75°F 85 mm13
March64 35° / 95°F21° / 70°F 47 mm12
April95 32° / 90°F18° / 64°F 27 mm9
May98 27° / 81°F12° / 54°F 13 mm7
June97 23° / 73°F8° / 46°F 18 mm5
July98 23° / 73°F7° / 45°F 13 mm5
August99 26° / 79°F9° / 48°F 3 mm7
September99 31° / 88°F13° / 55°F 4 mm9
October59 36° / 97°F18° / 64°F 12 mm11
November39 38° / 100°F22° / 72°F 18 mm12
December19 40° / 104°F24° / 75°F 33 mm14

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Newman: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Newman?

Newman is a small town in Australia at 524 m elevation with a hot desert climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Newman get a year?

Newman gets about 3,765 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around August.

When is the best time to visit Newman?

The sunniest time to visit Newman is August, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 99/100 (with September and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F.

What is the least sunny month in Newman?

December is the least sunny month in Newman, scoring 19/100 with about 33 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Newman?

The typical midday UV index in Newman peaks around 14 (extreme) in January, easing to about 5 (moderate) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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