Alice Springs climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Alice Springs?

Alice Springs has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 246 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alice Springs?

The hottest day measured in Alice Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2019, reaching 45.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Alice Springs?

The coldest day measured in Alice Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1989, at -3.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Alice Springs?

Almost never: Alice Springs sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Alice Springs warmed?

Yes: Alice Springs warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Alice Springs?

The wettest day measured in Alice Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1991, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Alice Springs?

The windiest day measured in Alice Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1992, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Alice Springs?

The warmest month in Alice Springs is January (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Alice Springs?

Alice Springs receives on average 246 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 31 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Alice Springs?

Alice Springs gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Alice Springs (Australia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 246 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is January (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Alice Springs averages 2 frost days, 169 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 31 rainy days per year.

Alice Springs has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 0 to 4 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 25 December 2019) and the coldest -3.0 °C (on 27 June 1989).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Alice SpringsNorthern Territory

coords: -23.70°, 133.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

21.6°C

Average daily high

28.5°C

Average daily low

14.6°C

Annual rainfall

246mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

38%

Average peak wind

21.1km/h

Seasonal range

17.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

169 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

31 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.3 °C

Average feels-like low

11.7 °C

Average peak gust

39.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

102 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.6 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.044

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

45.1 °C

25 December 2019

Coldest day

-3.0 °C

27 June 1989

Wettest day

160 mm

6 February 1991

Windiest day

52.0 km/h

20 November 1992

Strongest gust

92.5 km/h

20 November 1992

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

11 January 2013

Coldest feels-like

-7.7 °C

13 July 2018

Sunniest day

13.5 h

22 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	43.4 °C27 January 2025	0.3 °C2 August 2025	22.2 °C	202 mm	173	0
2024	42.7 °C25 January 2024	-1.4 °C4 July 2024	22.7 °C	289 mm	189	5
2023	42.9 °C18 December 2023	0.8 °C28 May 2023	22.0 °C	242 mm	177	0
2022	42.4 °C2 January 2022	-2.0 °C5 July 2022	21.3 °C	293 mm	169	9
2021	43.5 °C18 December 2021	-0.9 °C11 June 2021	21.3 °C	204 mm	161	2
2020	42.9 °C28 November 2020	-0.4 °C28 June 2020	22.2 °C	406 mm	189	2
2019	45.1 °C25 December 2019	-1.9 °C22 June 2019	22.7 °C	31 mm	199	6
2018	43.5 °C29 December 2018	-2.9 °C13 July 2018	22.4 °C	108 mm	194	11
2017	42.4 °C24 December 2017	-0.7 °C11 June 2017	22.4 °C	139 mm	188	4
2016	41.1 °C24 February 2016	-0.3 °C15 July 2016	21.8 °C	353 mm	165	2
2015	41.9 °C19 March 2015	-2.3 °C20 July 2015	21.7 °C	256 mm	179	3
2014	43.1 °C1 January 2014	-1.4 °C14 August 2014	22.1 °C	171 mm	179	5
2013	43.5 °C11 January 2013	0.3 °C21 July 2013	22.9 °C	94 mm	201	0
2012	41.7 °C24 December 2012	-2.7 °C7 July 2012	21.2 °C	166 mm	165	10
2011	42.2 °C27 January 2011	-1.3 °C31 May 2011	20.7 °C	303 mm	144	5
2010	40.6 °C26 January 2010	0.2 °C15 June 2010	19.8 °C	693 mm	134	0
2009	42.2 °C8 December 2009	1.5 °C16 July 2009	22.6 °C	82 mm	191	0
2008	41.6 °C22 February 2008	-0.6 °C25 July 2008	22.0 °C	210 mm	181	1
2007	42.1 °C1 December 2007	-2.2 °C16 June 2007	22.0 °C	204 mm	190	8
2006	42.4 °C4 January 2006	-0.6 °C21 June 2006	22.3 °C	133 mm	191	4
2005	42.1 °C23 December 2005	0.8 °C6 August 2005	22.6 °C	197 mm	204	0
2004	43.6 °C5 January 2004	-0.7 °C21 July 2004	22.3 °C	115 mm	189	3
2003	41.0 °C25 January 2003	-1.6 °C1 August 2003	22.1 °C	156 mm	181	3
2002	42.8 °C30 December 2002	-2.7 °C15 July 2002	21.8 °C	144 mm	200	15
2001	41.2 °C18 January 2001	-0.4 °C19 June 2001	20.2 °C	479 mm	129	1
2000	42.1 °C19 January 2000	-0.4 °C28 July 2000	20.6 °C	593 mm	154	1
1999	41.2 °C18 January 1999	0.9 °C4 July 1999	22.1 °C	159 mm	176	0
1998	43.9 °C2 February 1998	-0.3 °C24 June 1998	22.3 °C	257 mm	177	1
1997	42.5 °C12 January 1997	-1.1 °C27 June 1997	21.6 °C	295 mm	179	10
1996	42.1 °C7 February 1996	0.9 °C9 July 1996	22.6 °C	88 mm	185	0
1995	42.0 °C27 December 1995	0.2 °C8 July 1995	21.4 °C	324 mm	169	0
1994	44.8 °C5 January 1994	-1.4 °C20 July 1994	21.4 °C	89 mm	165	3
1993	41.1 °C2 January 1993	-0.6 °C5 August 1993	21.7 °C	293 mm	170	1
1992	42.8 °C22 February 1992	0.7 °C20 August 1992	21.7 °C	136 mm	180	0
1991	41.3 °C1 January 1991	0.9 °C9 July 1991	22.1 °C	306 mm	186	0
1990	43.4 °C22 December 1990	-1.6 °C2 August 1990	22.1 °C	199 mm	178	4
1989	41.5 °C8 February 1989	-3.0 °C27 June 1989	20.7 °C	200 mm	146	8
1988	42.2 °C21 January 1988	0.6 °C23 July 1988	21.7 °C	235 mm	161	0
1987	40.7 °C10 January 1987	-0.8 °C24 July 1987	21.3 °C	244 mm	164	2
1986	42.7 °C8 February 1986	0.1 °C31 July 1986	21.7 °C	271 mm	175	0
1985	41.9 °C20 December 1985	0.1 °C10 July 1985	21.5 °C	180 mm	164	0
1984	40.9 °C9 November 1984	-0.6 °C4 July 1984	20.8 °C	273 mm	149	2
1983	42.8 °C16 February 1983	-0.5 °C10 July 1983	21.3 °C	325 mm	161	1
1982	42.1 °C30 November 1982	0.2 °C30 July 1982	20.8 °C	292 mm	144	0
1981	43.3 °C5 December 1981	-0.8 °C24 June 1981	21.5 °C	364 mm	159	1
1980	41.7 °C18 January 1980	1.8 °C30 July 1980	22.5 °C	145 mm	199	0
1979	41.6 °C11 December 1979	0.3 °C30 July 1979	21.6 °C	307 mm	177	0
1978	40.5 °C1 January 1978	-0.8 °C15 July 1978	20.3 °C	390 mm	155	1
1977	41.0 °C19 January 1977	-0.9 °C4 July 1977	20.3 °C	397 mm	147	6
1976	41.0 °C8 December 1976	-1.7 °C17 July 1976	19.2 °C	468 mm	112	4
1975	41.7 °C24 January 1975	0.9 °C17 June 1975	20.1 °C	531 mm	119	0
1974	40.2 °C15 December 1974	0.2 °C17 June 1974	19.3 °C	796 mm	105	0
1973	43.1 °C2 January 1973	0.2 °C29 June 1973	22.0 °C	376 mm	168	0
1972	42.7 °C23 December 1972	0.8 °C18 July 1972	21.3 °C	260 mm	161	0
1971	43.1 °C7 February 1971	-1.0 °C23 July 1971	21.8 °C	114 mm	176	6
1970	42.7 °C9 January 1970	-0.7 °C21 July 1970	21.2 °C	115 mm	170	3
1969	41.3 °C11 December 1969	0.7 °C22 July 1969	21.3 °C	179 mm	168	0
1968	42.0 °C5 February 1968	-1.0 °C25 July 1968	21.0 °C	405 mm	165	1
1967	41.8 °C11 December 1967	-0.1 °C16 August 1967	21.1 °C	262 mm	156	1
1966	41.1 °C4 January 1966	-0.1 °C12 July 1966	20.7 °C	342 mm	161	1
1965	41.6 °C5 November 1965	-2.7 °C19 July 1965	22.4 °C	98 mm	192	6
1964	40.7 °C8 January 1964	1.6 °C7 June 1964	22.0 °C	126 mm	175	0
1963	42.5 °C2 January 1963	-1.3 °C25 June 1963	22.3 °C	98 mm	168	2
1962	41.6 °C16 November 1962	0.9 °C8 July 1962	21.6 °C	206 mm	169	0
1961	42.5 °C30 December 1961	-1.3 °C18 July 1961	22.2 °C	51 mm	198	4
1960	44.5 °C1 January 1960	1.3 °C27 June 1960	21.4 °C	232 mm	181	0
1959	43.0 °C31 December 1959	0.2 °C10 July 1959	22.2 °C	127 mm	189	0
1958	40.9 °C5 February 1958	-1.2 °C18 June 1958	22.3 °C	99 mm	181	2
1957	42.1 °C1 January 1957	1.2 °C10 July 1957	22.2 °C	237 mm	185	0
1956	41.3 °C31 December 1956	0.7 °C25 June 1956	20.9 °C	315 mm	159	0
1955	42.2 °C1 January 1955	1.5 °C1 July 1955	21.9 °C	246 mm	162	0
1954	40.9 °C17 March 1954	-0.8 °C4 July 1954	21.3 °C	160 mm	172	3
1953	40.3 °C27 January 1953	0.7 °C4 July 1953	21.4 °C	342 mm	174	0
1952	41.1 °C19 January 1952	-1.7 °C2 July 1952	21.0 °C	277 mm	158	3
1951	41.6 °C5 March 1951	-1.6 °C23 July 1951	21.9 °C	142 mm	178	2
1950	40.7 °C9 November 1950	-0.1 °C5 July 1950	21.0 °C	460 mm	140	2
1949	41.8 °C30 December 1949	-0.5 °C23 June 1949	20.5 °C	227 mm	140	1
1948	41.1 °C16 November 1948	-1.2 °C29 June 1948	21.3 °C	134 mm	164	4
1947	42.7 °C29 January 1947	1.2 °C20 July 1947	21.7 °C	130 mm	161	0
1946	43.0 °C4 January 1946	-0.7 °C26 June 1946	21.3 °C	166 mm	153	1
1945	40.7 °C24 January 1945	-2.5 °C17 July 1945	21.3 °C	219 mm	153	5
1944	42.2 °C15 January 1944	-1.1 °C21 July 1944	21.4 °C	348 mm	165	2
1943	40.8 °C12 December 1943	-0.9 °C22 July 1943	20.6 °C	278 mm	153	2
1942	43.9 °C7 January 1942	0.7 °C6 July 1942	22.3 °C	224 mm	202	0
1941	40.5 °C26 December 1941	0.0 °C7 July 1941	21.8 °C	185 mm	171	0
1940	42.2 °C6 December 1940	1.1 °C25 June 1940	22.6 °C	208 mm	181	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.4 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

173 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

202 mm

-44 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	39.5 °C	+3.7 °C	0 mm	-41 mm
Feb	37.6 °C	+3.0 °C	1 mm	-39 mm
Mar	34.0 °C	+1.6 °C	83 mm	+56 mm
Apr	26.5 °C	-1.6 °C	25 mm	+11 mm
May	22.3 °C	-0.4 °C	52 mm	+35 mm
Jun	19.7 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-10 mm
Jul	20.2 °C	+0.7 °C	6 mm	-3 mm
Aug	21.9 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Sep	26.9 °C	-0.2 °C	11 mm	+3 mm
Oct	34.8 °C	+3.7 °C	8 mm	-7 mm
Nov	33.3 °C	-0.2 °C	17 mm	-7 mm
Dec	36.9 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-35 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.4 °C

27 Jan 2025

Coldest day

0.3 °C

2 Aug 2025

Wettest day

28.9 mm

31 Mar 2025

Windiest day

42.2 km/h

25 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

66.6 km/h

25 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

23 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.8 °C

2 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

15 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Alice Springs?

Alice Springs has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 246 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alice Springs?

The hottest day measured in Alice Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2019, reaching 45.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Alice Springs?

The coldest day measured in Alice Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1989, at -3.0 °C.

Does it snow in Alice Springs?

Almost never: Alice Springs sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Alice Springs warmed?

Yes: Alice Springs warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Alice Springs?

The wettest day measured in Alice Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1991, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Alice Springs?

The windiest day measured in Alice Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1992, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Alice Springs?

The warmest month in Alice Springs is January (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Alice Springs?

Alice Springs receives on average 246 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 31 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Alice Springs?

Alice Springs gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Alice Springs?

Yes: Alice Springs has on average 102 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Alice Springs?

In Alice Springs, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 11 January 2013, and the lowest was -7.7 °C on 13 July 2018.

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