Climate
Humpty Doo, like the rest of the outer Darwin area, experiences a tropical savannah climate (Köppen Aw), with two distinct seasons. The wet season is when the highest rainfall occurs and runs from November–December through until April. During these months the area is subject to the effects monsoon troughs and there is the threat of tropical cyclones. The wet season is characterised by higher average temperatures, high humidity and a greater proportion of rainy days and often associated thunderstorms.
The dry season from May to October brings lower humidity, significantly cooler overnight temperatures and minimal rainfall. It is characterised by sunny days with clear skies.
| Climate data for Humpty Doo (Middle Point) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 332.6 (13.094) |
284.0 (11.181) |
254.7 (10.028) |
88.4 (3.48) |
22.0 (0.866) |
1.6 (0.063) |
0.8 (0.031) |
2.4 (0.094) |
12.9 (0.508) |
57.4 (2.26) |
125.8 (4.953) |
228.6 (9) |
1,419.4 (55.882) |
| Avg. rainy days | 17.4 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 13.4 | 85.6 |
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