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- Oodnadatta, South Australia. In January 1960, Oodnadatta in South Australia recorded the highest temperature ever in Australia at 50.7 °C, making it the hottest town in the country.
- Wyndham, Western Australia. Wyndham, located in Western Australia, experiences extremely high temperatures, with a record maximum of 46 °C in November 1992.
- Marble Bar, Western Australia. Marble Bar, located in Western Australia, holds multiple temperature records including the highest average monthly maximum temperature and the longest hot spell.
- Darwin, Northern Territory. When you visit Darwin, you can expect long, hot spells during the dry season and thunderstorms in the wet season. Darwin has a tropical climate with a wet and dry season, making it one of the warmest places in Australia.
- Oodnadatta, South Australia
- Wyndham, Western Australia
- Marble Bar, Western Australia
- Darwin, Northern Territory
- Perth, Western Australia
- Penrith, New South Wales
- Broome, Western Australia
In January 1960 the tiny town of Oodnadatta reached the highest temperature ever recorded in Australia when the temperature hit an incredible 50.7 °C. That record is one that still stands today and with a hot desert climate, Oodnadatta regularly reaches some pretty uncomfortable temperatures, especially in the summer, when it often sails past 35 °C...
The region of Kimberley in the north of the enormous state of Western Australia sees some of Australia’s hottest weather. The town of Wyndham is the most northerly town in the Kimberley region and on average one of the hottest too. Like the rest of the region Wyndham has a semi-arid climate with a wet and a dry season. The dry season runs from Apri...
Drive south from Wyndham on Highway 1 for sixteen hours and incredibly you’ll still be in the same state and approaching the town of Marble Bar. Just like Wyndham, Marble Bar is generally considered to be the hottest place in Australia, incredibly warm all year round and especially during the summer. Temperatures in Marble Bar have even been known ...
Perched at the top of the Northern Territory, Darwin has a tropical climate, meaning huge thunderstorms in the wet season and long, hot spells during the dry season. Whatever the season the temperature in Darwin is always hot and the city is well-known as being one of the warmest places in Australia. Even in winter the temperature in Darwin has nev...
The capital of the state of Western Australia, Perth is home to over two million people. Located on the enormous Swan River that flows through the city and flanked by several gorgeous beaches, the city is known for its gloriously sunny weather. In fact, Perthis known as being the sunniest city in Australia, receiving roughly 3,200 hours of sunshine...
The city of Penrith is around an hour’s drive to the west of Sydney in New South Wales. Penrith’s summers are typically warm and sunny like much of the rest of Australia. The temperatures in summer typically range from anywhere between 17° C to 30 °C. Yet on 4thJanuary 2020 the temperature in Penrith rocketed to a staggering 48.9 °C, around 17 °C h...
For the final stop on our tour of some of the warmest places in Australia we head back over to the west coast. Broome is another spot in the massive state of Western Australia where temperatures regularly soar way into the high 30 °Cs. The largest town in the Kimberley region, Broome has a population of just under 14,000 people and a tropical and s...
Jun 10, 2021 · Drysdale River National Park is right near Kalumburu, which, with average July temperatures of 38.3 degrees, is consistently Australia's hottest winter locale. See parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Timber Creek, NT. Glenn Campbell. Average July temperature: 37 degrees. Thursday's forecast: 27 degrees.
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- Marble Bar, Western Australia. Marble Bar claims to be the hottest town in Australia. It holds the record for the highest average monthly maximum temperature, which is 41.5°C in December.
- Penrith, Sydney. On 4th January 2020, Penrith reached the highest temperature recorded in a major Australian city. Temperatures soared to a sizzling 49°C and at that moment in time, it was the hottest place on the planet.
- Darwin, Northern Territory. Darwin in the Northern Territory has a tropical climate with a wet and dry season. In Darwin, the average annual temperature is 27.4°C.
- Perth, Western Australia. The climate in Perth is warm and temperate with an average annual temperature of 18.6°C. February is the warmest month of the year which averages 31.6°C.
Table of Contents. Top 10 Warmest Cities in Australia. 1. Darwin – 27.85 °C. 2. Broome – 26.75 °C. 3. Karratha – 26.6 °C. 4. Port Hedland – 26.4 °C. 5. Cairns – 25.2 °C. 6. Townsville – 24.8 °C. 7. Mount Isa – 24.75 °C. 8. Gladstone – 23.55 °C. 9. Emerald – 23.2 °C. 10. Rockhampton – 23.15 °C.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Australia is 50.7 °C (123.3 °F), which was recorded on 2 January 1960 at Oodnadatta, South Australia, and 13 January 2022 at Onslow, Western Australia. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Australia is −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F), at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales, on 29 June 1994.
May 23, 2023 · “Parramatta [in Sydney], is quite often the hottest place in the world in the summertime because of the Blue Mountains … and also the fact that Sydney stretches so far west and the sea breeze...
