Tennant Creek weather by month & the best time to visit
Australia · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Tennant Creek is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with July and August close behind. Tennant Creek averages about 3,679 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in June.
When is the best time to visit Tennant Creek?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tennant Creek is June, then July and August. The dullest month is November (28/100, 38 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tennant Creek?
Tennant Creek is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,679 hours of sunshine a year. 71 Sunshine Score points separate June (99) from November (28), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #16 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 70% of the year's 490 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 142 mm | 13 |
| February | 48 | 36° / 97°F | 23° / 73°F | 111 mm | 14 |
| March | 63 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 53 mm | 12 |
| April | 88 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 14 mm | 10 |
| May | 98 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 9 mm | 8 |
| June | 99 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 5 mm | 6 |
| July | 99 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 4 mm | 7 |
| August | 99 | 28° / 82°F | 11° / 52°F | 3 mm | 9 |
| September | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 5 mm | 10 |
| October | 49 | 37° / 99°F | 21° / 70°F | 16 mm | 12 |
| November | 28 | 39° / 102°F | 24° / 75°F | 38 mm | 12 |
| December | 33 | 38° / 100°F | 25° / 77°F | 90 mm | 13 |
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Tennant Creek: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Tennant Creek?
Tennant Creek is a small town in Australia at 372 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Tennant Creek get a year?
Tennant Creek gets about 3,679 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.
When is the best time to visit Tennant Creek?
The sunniest time to visit Tennant Creek is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 99/100 (with July and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F.
What is the least sunny month in Tennant Creek?
November is the least sunny month in Tennant Creek, scoring 28/100 with about 38 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Tennant Creek?
The typical midday UV index in Tennant Creek peaks around 14 (extreme) in February, easing to about 6 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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