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The Karijini park is located in the Pilbara region, a semi-desert region of Western Australia. The park is located in the interior of Western Australia a few hundred kilometers from the Indian Ocean coast. The climate of the Karijini park is of a semi-desert tropical type.
The rainy season is summer. It rains during the months between December and March, but the rain is always low. On average, the area receives between 250 and 400 millimeters of rain per year, often in the form of thunderstorms. Rainy days in the park vary between 30 and 40 per year.
The average maximum temperatures are very high and in some areas of the park, in the months of December and January they reach 40 ° C. While in winter the average maximum temperatures have values of 24 ° C. On average, the minimum average temperatures vary between 26 ° C in January and 10 ° C in July. Noteworthy are the temperature variations between day and night.
WHEN TO GO TO THE KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK
The best time to visit Karijini National Park are the months between May and September, cooler and drier, with average maximum temperatures that remain below 30 ° C. In this period, however, the nights are rather cool, the average minimum temperatures vary between 15 ° C and 10 ° C.
THE CLIMATE OF KARIJINI: CLIMATE TABLES
PARABURDOO (391 meters) | ||||
Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
January | 26,2 | 40,8 | 45,3 | |
February | 25,6 | 39,2 | 56,1 | |
March | 23,8 | 37,7 | 36,3 | |
April | 20,8 | 34,3 | 25,1 | |
May | 15,0 | 28,5 | 22,3 | |
June | 12,0 | 24,5 | 24,0 | |
July | 9,9 | 24,3 | 15,8 | |
August | 11,6 | 26,9 | 11,5 | |
September | 14,4 | 31,0 | 2,9 | |
October | 18,3 | 34,8 | 4,5 | |
November | 21,6 | 37,5 | 6,4 | |
December | 24,8 | 40,0 | 30,7 | |
YEAR | 283,8 |
TOM PRICE (747 meters) | ||||
Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
January | 22,8 | 37,9 | 81,6 | 8,0 |
February | 22,2 | 35,8 | 92,1 | 8,7 |
March | 20,5 | 34,0 | 61,5 | 6,5 |
April | 17,3 | 31,2 | 31,2 | 3,9 |
May | 11,7 | 27,2 | 20,2 | 3,0 |
June | 7,9 | 23,4 | 25,2 | 3,5 |
July | 7,3 | 23,1 | 16,5 | 2,6 |
August | 8,2 | 25,4 | 9,3 | 1,5 |
September | 11,5 | 29,2 | 2,3 | 0,9 |
October | 16,0 | 33,5 | 4,4 | 1,2 |
November | 19,0 | 35,6 | 10,9 | 2,5 |
December | 21,7 | 37,6 | 39,7 | 5,0 |
YEAR | 15,7 | 31,3 | 402,2 | 42,8 |
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