Beach
Mindil Beach
Northern Territory · Australia · Timor Sea
-12.4456, 130.8305 · Larrakeyah, 1 km
- 31°Sea · December
- 33°High · October
- 9.7 hSunshine · August
Your month at the beach
Mindil Beach in January
- 30°CAir, daytime high28°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 5.3 hSunshine a day
- 29 daysRainy days in the month379 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in February
- 30°CAir, daytime high28°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 5.8 hSunshine a day
- 26 daysRainy days in the month355 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in March
- 30°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 6.8 hSunshine a day
- 27 daysRainy days in the month286 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in April
- 31°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 8.5 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month98 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in May
- 30°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 8.9 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month24 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in June
- 30°CAir, daytime high21°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 9.2 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month3 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in July
- 30°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 9.5 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month2 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in August
- 31°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 9.7 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month2 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in September
- 32°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.6 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month17 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in October
- 33°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 9.4 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month58 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in November
- 32°CAir, daytime high28°C at night
- 31°CSea temperature
- 8.4 hSunshine a day
- 24 daysRainy days in the month140 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Mindil Beach in December
- 31°CAir, daytime high28°C at night
- 31°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 28 daysRainy days in the month291 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 37Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 7 kmAirport: Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 31.2 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 30.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 30.4 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 31.2 °C — 1.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 30.2 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 28.0 °C — 0.7 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 26.1 °C — 0.7 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 25.7 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 26.6 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 28.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 32.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 30.1 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 32.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 30.4 °C — 0.3 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 30.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 32.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 30.7 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 30.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 31.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan30°5 h379 mm
- Feb30°6 h355 mm
- Mar30°7 h286 mm
- Apr30°8 h98 mm
- May29°9 h24 mm
- Jun27°9 h3 mm
- Jul26°10 h2 mm
- Aug26°10 h2 mm
- Sep28°10 h17 mm
- Oct30°9 h58 mm
- Nov31°8 h140 mm
- Dec31°6 h291 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Mindil Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 | 28 | 30 | 379 | 29 | 5.3 | 19 |
| February | 30 | 28 | 30 | 355 | 26 | 5.8 | 18 |
| March | 30 | 27 | 30 | 286 | 27 | 6.8 | 14 |
| April | 31 | 26 | 30 | 98 | 14 | 8.5 | 15 |
| May | 30 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 8.9 | 18 |
| June | 30 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 9.2 | 18 |
| July | 30 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 | 16 |
| August | 31 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 9.7 | 14 |
| September | 32 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 9.6 | 12 |
| October | 33 | 27 | 30 | 58 | 14 | 9.4 | 13 |
| November | 32 | 28 | 31 | 140 | 24 | 8.4 | 11 |
| Decemberwarmest sea | 31 | 28 | 31 | 291 | 28 | 6.4 | 13 |
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Photos
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Nearby destinations
About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 23 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 9 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 23 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |
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