Wednesday 1 July 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0

Northern Territory in June 2026

Rainfall

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures in June were above to very much above average for most of the Northern Territory.
  • The Northern Territory's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 27.0 °C, 1.65 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the eighth-warmest on record for all Junes since 1910.
  • Middle Point recorded its coolest June day (lowest daily maximum temperature) on record on the 19th.
  • Alice Springs Airport had its highest June mean maximum temperature since 1996.
  • Mean minimum temperatures in June were above to very much above average for most of the northern and southern Northern Territory, and below average for a region of the western Northern Territory.
  • The Northern Territory's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 12.8 °C, 0.71 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
  • The Northern Territory's area-averaged mean temperature was 19.9 °C, 1.18 °C above the 1961–1990 average.

Events

  • During mid-June, unseasonably wet conditions from a cloud band brought showers and storms to the Northern Territory. Several sites recorded their wettest June day on record on the 19th and 20th.
  • For more details, visit the June national climate summary.

Darwin Airport

  • Total rainfall for Darwin Airport was 3.0 mm, which is 176% of the long-term average of 1.7 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Darwin Airport was 31.5 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average of 30.8 °C.
  • The warmest day was 32.9 °C on the 13th, and the coolest day was on the 19th when the temperature reached 25.5 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Darwin Airport was 21.0 °C, which is 1.0 °C above the long-term average of 20.0 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 17.7 °C on the 7th, and the warmest morning was on the 18th when the minimum temperature was 23.3 °C.

Alice Springs Airport

  • Total rainfall for Alice Springs Airport was 9.0 mm, which is 70% of the long-term average of 12.8 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Alice Springs Airport was 22.2 °C, which is 2.3 °C above the long-term average of 19.9 °C.
  • The warmest day was 29.6 °C on the 1st, and the coolest day was on the 20th when the temperature reached 15.6 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Alice Springs Airport was 5.4 °C, which is 0.5 °C above the long-term average of 4.9 °C.
  • The coldest morning was -0.3 °C on the 8th, and the warmest morning was on the 17th when the minimum temperature was 17.4 °C.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes in June 2026
Hottest day 34.8 °C at Bradshaw - Koolendong Valley (Defence) on the 3rd
Warmest days on average 33.5 °C at Oenpelli Airport
Coolest days on average 21.2 °C at Yulara Airport
Coldest day 14.2 °C at Jervois on the 18th
Coldest night -0.3 °C at Alice Springs Airport on the 8th
Coolest nights on average 5.4 °C at Alice Springs Airport
Warmest nights on average 22.6 °C at Warruwi Airport
Warmest night 25.6 °C at McCluer Island on the 30th
Warmest on average overall 26.7 °C at Oenpelli Airport
26.7 °C at Jabiru Airport
Coolest on average overall 13.8 °C at Alice Springs Airport
Wettest overall 67.0 mm at Yulara Airport
Wettest day 42.0 mm at Benmara on the 20th
Strongest wind gust 69.0 km/h at Centre Island on the 5th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Maps
ObservedAnomalyDecile rank
Total
rainfall		 Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures		 Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
minimum
temperatures		 Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Record highest June daily rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
June
Humpty Doo Collard Road 14.0 on the 20th 4.8 on 25 Jun 2021 43 0.5
Batchelor Airport 8.4 on the 19th 3.8 on 30 Jun 2022 31 0.5
Wandie Creek 13.4 on the 19th 2.4 on 30 Jun 2022 28 0.3
Moroak 20.0 on the 19th 4.8 on 25 Jun 2021 28 0.2
Cooinda Airstrip 26.8 on the 29th 1.0 on 19 Jun 2014 27 0.1
Middle Point 6.6 on the 30th 4.4 on 01 Jun 2014 25 0.6
Yeuralba Ridge 2.6 on the 20th 1.4 on 20 Jun 2007 22 0.4
Awillaway Fly Creek 24.0 on the 19th 2.2 on 01 Jun 2015 21 0.5


Record highest June total rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
June
Humpty Doo Collard Road 23.0 9.2 in 2021 42 0.5
Batchelor Airport 8.8 3.8 in 2022 30 0.5
Wandie Creek 15.6 3.4 in 2007 27 0.3
Moroak 20.0 4.8 in 2021 27 0.2
Cooinda Airstrip 26.8 1.0 in 2014 26 0.1
Middle Point 9.8 4.4 in 2014 24 0.6
Awillaway Fly Creek 24.0 5.0 in 2015 20 0.5


Highest June total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
June
East Arm 10.0 26.0 in 2004 3.2

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported



Record lowest June daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
June
Middle Point 23.0 on the 19th 23.9 on 20 Jun 2007 25 32.4


Highest June mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
June
Alice Springs Airport 22.2 23.6 in 1996 19.9

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported



Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Summary statistics for June 2026
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
June
2026		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
June
2026		 Mean for
June
2026		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
June
2026		 Total for
June
2026		 Average
for
June		 Rank of
June
2026		 Fraction of
June
average
Darwin-Daly (district 14GA)
Batchelor Airport 31.8 +0.1 33.4 12th 17.6 +0.4 13.5 8th 8.8 0.5 highest 1760%
Central Arnhem Plateau 29.8 +1.0 32.1 3rd 17.4 +0.9 13.7 2nd 0.0 0.1 lowest 0%
Channel Point 30.9 +1.4 32.8 12th 19.1 +1.3 15.0 8th 0.0 1.7 lowest 0%
Charles Point 30.4 0.0 32.5 12th 21.4 -0.1 18.6 1st 2.2 1.0 average 220%
Croker Island Airport 30.3 -0.1 31.6 19th 21.7 -0.5 18.9 1st 0.0 3.7 lowest 0%
Darwin Airport 31.5 +0.7 32.9 13th 21.0 +1.0 17.7 7th 3.0 1.7 high 176%
Delamere Weapons Range 29.7 +0.3 32.5 3rd 16.1 +0.6 11.9 8th 0.8 2.0 high 40%
Douglas River Research Farm 32.4 +0.8 34.4 17th 15.1 +1.2 9.6 8th 0.0 1.8 lowest 0%
Dum In Mirrie Airstrip 31.7 +0.7 33.9 12th 19.4 +0.7 13.9 8th 0.0 2.7 lowest 0%
East Point 31.2 33.6 12th 21.1 17.8 8th 3.2
Jabiru Airport 32.8 +0.9 34.7 12th 20.5 +0.9 16.8 2nd 2.6 0.9 high 289%
Kangaroo Flats (Defence) 32.4 34.0 12th 19.4 15.4 8th 25.8
Knuckey Lagoon 31.6 33.1 12th 19.4 15.1 8th 1.2
McCluer Island 27.9 -0.2 29.3 19th 24.2 +0.4 23.2 21st 4.8 6.6 high 73%
Middle Point 32.3 -0.1 33.9 18th 17.1 +1.4 12.2 7th 9.8 0.6 highest 1633%
Mount Bundey North (Defence) 31.7 33.4 3rd 19.4 15.5 7th 12.6
Mount Bundey South (Defence) 32.1 33.6 10th 17.7 13.3 1st 10.4
Murganella Airstrip 30.9 -0.5 32.0 19th 18.9 +0.3 14.8 2nd 5.0 0.5 highest 1000%
Noonamah Airstrip 32.7 -0.4 34.4 13th 18.2 +0.3 13.3 8th 22.4 0.3 highest 7467%
Oenpelli Airport 33.5 +0.2 34.7 4th 20.0 -0.7 15.4 1st 0.0 0.1 lowest 0%
Pirlangimpi Airport 31.2 -0.2 32.6 12th 20.3 +1.2 15.2 8th 0.2 4.3 average 5%
Point Stuart 30.3 -0.9 31.8 24th 20.4 +1.4 16.2 8th 2.2 1.4 high 157%
Port Keats Airport 31.6 +0.4 33.7 13th 17.3 -0.1 12.9 8th 0.4 3.3 high 12%
Tindal RAAF 30.8 +0.5 33.4 3rd 15.7 +1.4 9.9 7th 0.0 0.7 lowest 0%
Arnhem (district 14BC)
Gove Airport 29.2 30.6 11th 21.7 17.5 1st 34.0
Groote Eylandt Airport 29.6 +0.6 31.1 18th 17.4 +0.2 12.3 7th 0.6 4.1 low 15%
Maningrida Airport 31.2 +0.4 32.6 12th 20.2 +0.6 16.5 5th 0.6 3.0 average 20%
Milingimbi Airport 31.3 +0.5 32.2 11th 20.7 +0.5 17.5 7th 0.0 5.3 lowest 0%
Ngayawili 30.2 +0.3 31.0 12th 21.0 +0.3 17.3 1st 5.0 3.5 high 143%
Warruwi Airport 29.6 +0.2 30.7 21st 22.6 +0.5 20.1 2nd 0.2 2.2 average 9%
Roper-Mcarthur (district 14DE)
Borroloola Airport 31.6 +1.1 33.5 13th 13.7 +0.8 4.9 7th 0.2 1.6 average 12%
Bulman 31.3 +0.6 33.4 12th 16.2 +0.8 8.2 7th 0.2 1.1 average 18%
Centre Island 27.7 +0.9 29.7 4th 20.7 +1.1 17.3 7th 1.4 5.9 average 24%
Daly Waters Airstrip 29.4 +0.4 32.4 12th 13.0 0.0 11.4 9th 0.0 2.8 lowest 0%
McArthur River Mine Airport 30.9 +0.8 33.9 18th 14.2 +1.3 6.6 7th 0.0 1.5 lowest 0%
Ngukurr Airport 31.5 +0.2 34.0 18th 16.2 +0.6 8.3 7th 1.0 0.5 high 200%
Victoria (district 14F)
Bradshaw 32.1 +0.4 34.7 3rd 16.2 +0.4 10.3 7th 0.0 2.2 lowest 0%
Bradshaw - Angallari Valley (Defence) 31.8 34.3 3rd 17.8 10.8 8th 0.0
Bradshaw - Koolendong Valley (Defence) 32.2 34.8 3rd 12.5 7.9 7th 0.0
Lajamanu Airport 27.4 +0.5 32.0 2nd 11.1 +0.9 5.9 22nd 0.0 4.1 lowest 0%
Victoria River Downs 30.9 +1.4 34.2 2nd 12.7 +0.6 7.4 7th 0.0 2.6 lowest 0%
Barkly (district 15A)
Elliott 29.3 +0.9 33.3 2nd 13.7 +1.0 7.5 7th 1.2 5.4 high 22%
Tennant Creek Airport 26.3 +1.6 30.7 2nd 13.8 +0.8 8.8 20th 0.0 5.5 lowest 0%
Alice Springs (district 15B)
Alice Springs Airport 22.2 +2.3 29.6 1st 5.4 +0.5 -0.3 8th 9.0 12.8 average 70%
Curtin Springs 20.7 +0.4 28.8 12th 6.5 +1.4 1.6 27th 18.8 13.9 high 135%
Jervois 23.4 +1.3 29.7 1st 7.7 +1.1 1.5 7th 19.6 9.5 high 206%
Rabbit Flat 27.1 +1.1 32.0 1st 7.0 -0.9 2.0 8th 0.2 6.0 average 3%
Territory Grape Farm 23.3 +0.9 28.2 17th 6.1 -0.1 -0.1 22nd 2.8 8.5 average 33%
Walungurru Airport 23.9 +0.6 29.7 13th 11.9 +0.7 6.9 18th 20.6 12.5 high 165%
Watarrka 22.6 +1.2 29.4 15th 5.8 -0.6 1.2 27th 22.6 16.3 high 139%
Yulara Airport 21.2 +0.7 28.7 1st 7.6 +2.0 3.8 27th 67.0 18.6 high 360%

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Notes

The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Northern Territory using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.

This statement has been prepared based on information available on Wednesday 1 July 2026. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, excluding the current year. The length of record can vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median is sometimes more representative than the mean of long-term average rain.

The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site, based on the decile ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3, average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a percentage of the long-term mean.

Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.

Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.

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