Karratha Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
36.1 35.9 36.2 34.4 30.0 26.6 26.5 28.5 31.1 34.1 35.0 36.0 32.5
Mean Min (°C)
26.9 26.9 26.1 23.0 18.3 15.2 13.9 14.6 17.3 20.8 23.1 25.7 20.9
Mean Rain (mm)
45.7 70.7 47.4 16.9 31.6 35.1 13.5 4.8 1.4 0.4 1.3 14.3 287.7
Median Rain (mm)
17.9 44.6 33.8 3.2 3.2 7.1 3.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 243.4
Mean Rain Days
4.0 5.0 4.1 1.7 3.1 3.2 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.3 26.6

Karratha Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
48.4 47.7 45.8 41.3 38.3 32.8 34.0 39.1 40.7 44.7 44.8 46.9 48.4
Low Max (°C)
27.4 26.9 25.8 19.6 17.7 17.4 17.1 21.8 22.5 26.3 27.6 29.1 17.1
High Min (°C)
31.9 32.6 31.3 29.6 27.7 24.1 22.1 23.3 27.5 29.2 31.5 31.4 32.6
Low Min (°C)
20.5 19.4 13.0 14.7 10.5 7.1 6.9 8.0 10.0 11.1 16.0 18.7 6.9
High Rain (mm)
212.4 210.6 190.8 107.0 107.4 209.4 66.6 28.2 15.4 6.0 37.8 112.8 212.4

Karratha Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
38.2 38.2 38.4 37.1 32.0 28.4 28.3 30.3 34.1 37.9 37.7 39.5 33.9
Low Mn. Max (°C)
34.0 32.5 33.0 31.3 27.0 24.8 23.9 26.5 29.1 30.4 32.4 33.1 31.4
High Mn. Min (°C)
28.3 28.3 27.9 26.1 21.1 18.9 16.5 16.7 21.2 23.2 24.9 27.6 21.9
Low Mn. Min (°C)
25.2 25.4 24.1 20.3 16.3 12.4 10.2 12.4 15.7 18.4 21.5 23.6 19.9
High Rain (mm)
263.4 348.8 291.2 120.7 215.4 271.6 76.2 47.6 20.8 6.0 38.0 112.8 855.4
Low Rain (mm)
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 53.0

Karratha Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Karratha annual climate

Karratha Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
3.7 3.0 3.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.7 2.5 4.1 19.1
≥ 35°C
18.4 16.7 19.9 12.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.0 12.5 14.5 17.3 115.2
≥ 30°C
30.0 26.9 29.8 28.1 16.1 1.9 1.9 7.2 18.2 26.6 27.8 29.9 243.0
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Karratha 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
39.9 38.8 39.4 36.7 32.9 29.2 28.6 30.3 33.8 37.9 38.9 39.7 37.5
Low Max
32.8 32.3 33.0 31.7 27.4 24.0 24.1 25.8 27.6 29.6 30.8 32.1 26.9
High Min
28.7 28.6 27.9 25.2 21.3 19.0 17.0 17.1 19.5 23.7 25.2 27.5 26.9
Low Min
24.7 24.9 23.9 19.8 14.9 11.1 10.7 11.3 14.3 17.6 20.6 23.0 14.1

Karratha Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
31 29 31 31 31 30 31 31 31 30 30 30 30.0
Earliest Entry
1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
30 30 31 31 31 30 30 30 32 30 30 31 30.0
Earliest Entry
1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
50 49 50 50 51 51 51 50 50 48 48 49 48.0
Earliest Entry
1973 1973 1973 1973 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

KARRATHA AERO
Pilbara, Western Australia
20.7097°S 116.7742°E 6m AMSL
Commenced 1971

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