Geography and Climate
Tennant Creek is located in the middle of the Northern Territory, 376.5 metres above sea level. Average maximum temperatures range from 24 degrees to 38 degrees, with an average of 22 days per year exceeding 40 degrees. Minimum temperatures range from 12 degrees in winter to 25 degrees in the hotter months.
Most of the rain falls during the summer months, but occasional storms occur at other times of the year. Average annual rainfall is 473mm. The dry season (May to October) in Tennant Creek is relatively sunny with cool nights and mornings. The wet season (November to April) is hot and humid with occasional rainfall.
| Climate data for TENNANT CREEK (1969-2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 36.7 (98.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 114.2 (4.496) |
126.9 (4.996) |
57.3 (2.256) |
16.3 (0.642) |
8.4 (0.331) |
5.4 (0.213) |
5.0 (0.197) |
1.6 (0.063) |
7.9 (0.311) |
21.0 (0.827) |
40.2 (1.583) |
69.1 (2.72) |
473.3 (18.634) |
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