☀ Sunshine Atlas

The hottest place in Australia, month by month

118 Australia destinations compared from long-term climate normals — the hottest and the sunniest place for every month of the year. Browse them all on the Australia country page.

The hottest & sunniest place in Australia, every month

MonthHottest placeDay highSunniest placeScore
JanuaryBedourie40° / 104°FDenham98
FebruaryBedourie38° / 100°FDenham96
MarchBedourie36° / 97°FOlympic Dam98
AprilPort Hedland34° / 93°FBedourie99
MayKununurra32° / 90°FBedourie99
JuneDarwin30° / 86°FLajamanu99
JulyPormpuraaw31° / 88°FBedourie99
AugustKununurra33° / 91°FKarratha100
SeptemberKununurra37° / 99°FKarratha100
OctoberKununurra39° / 102°FKarratha100
NovemberChristmas Creek Mine39° / 102°FKarratha99
DecemberNewman40° / 104°FExmouth99

Hottest year-round

#DestinationAvg day highSun h/yrBest month
1Kununurra34° / 93°F3,373July
2McArthur River Mine34° / 93°F3,285May
3Broome33° / 91°F3,511August
4Port Hedland33° / 91°F3,635August
5Christmas Creek Mine33° / 91°F3,460August
6Lajamanu33° / 91°F3,460August
7Normanton33° / 91°F3,197August
8Tennant Creek33° / 91°F3,566June
9Newman32° / 90°F3,416August
10Aurukun32° / 90°F2,759July

For pure sunshine, Bedourie records about 3,679 hours of sun a year — the full sunshine ranking is on the Australia page.