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Northern
Territories
The Northern Territory is a dramatic, timeless place of vast horizons, rainforests and water holes, red sand and
Spinifex grass plains. From Kakadu to Uluru (or Ayers Rock), it's a land filled with real Outback characters, but also a chance to learn more of the Aboriginal heritage from some of it's caretakers.
"But you’ll never ever know if you never ever go"!
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The Northern Territory is so big that it covers two very
distinctive climate zones.
The first is the
Territory's tropical north,
which includes the Darwin, Kakadu
and Katherine
regions. This northern region starts the year with heavy
rain, which brings the landscape to life. Towards
mid-year, the humidity levels drop and the days are warm
and sunny and nights are cool. The end of the year is
pre-monsoonal season, the rain is on its way again and
humidity levels rise.
The following chart
outlines Darwin’s monthly climate averages as an
indicator for the whole northern region.
Tropical north
temperature chart
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Jan - Feb |
Minimum average temperature
Maximum average temperture |
24C (75F)
31C (88F) |
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Mar - Apr |
Minimum average temperature
Maximum average temperture |
24C (75F)
32C (90F) |
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May - Sep |
Minimum average temperature
Maximum average temperture |
21C (69F)
31C (88F) |
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Oct - Dec |
Minimum average temperature
Maximum average temperture |
25C (77F)
32C (91F) |
The second zone is
Central Australia,
which includes the Alice Springs,
Tennant Creek and
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
regions. This central region is semi-arid and
experiences Australia’s four typical seasons: summer,
autumn, winter and spring. The monsoon rains do not
extend this far south so the weather is quite different
to the Top End in that there is no tropical rainy
season. The following chart outlines Alice Springs’
monthly climate averages as an indicator for the whole
central region.
Central Australia temperature chart
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Mar - May |
Minimum average temperature
Maximum average temperture |
12C (55F)
27C (82F) |
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Jun - Aug |
Minimum average temperature
Maximum average temperture |
03C (37F)
20C (68F) |
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Sep - Nov |
Minimum average temperature
Maximum average temperture |
14C (57F)
30C (86F) |
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Dec - Feb |
Minimum average temperature
Maximum average temperture |
20C (69F)
35C (95F) |
Information provided by the Northern Territory Tourist
Commission.
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The 3 main areas to fly into are Darwin, Alice Springs and
Uluru
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