Map of Hot Dry Zone with warm winter as a thumbnail image Hot Dry Zone with warm winter


The best time to visit is in the southern winter, when warm days with endless sunshine are guaranteed (well, almost!) and a rainy day is unlikely. For example, in Longreach, in July , the mean daily maximum temperature averages about 23 deg C, with more than 9 hours of sunshine each day. 29 dry days are usual in July, with mostly light falls on the other two days. Heat stress and dehydration can be problems in the hotter months - if you really need to do something active in summer, around dawn is the best (coolest) time of day. Longreach January minimum temperature averages 23.1 deg C and the daily maximum temperature usually reaches around 37 degrees C.

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