Alice Springs weather in June

In June, Alice Springs sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of June to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Alice Springs's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alice Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:18 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
26%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Alice Springs is city in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Density
174/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical June day in Alice Springs reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1218
2218
3218
4217
5207
6207
7207
8207
9207
10207
11207
12207
13206
14206
15206
16196
17196
18196
19196
20196
21195
22195
23195
24195
25195
26195
27195
28195
29195
30195

How June really feels in Alice Springs

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alice Springs weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 23°414.113.32.4
Feb35° / 22°404.212.83.0
Mar33° / 19°192.212.24.6
Apr29° / 14°151.411.57.3
May23° / 171.910.98.7
Jun20° / 91.510.68.1
Jul20° / 81.110.78.5
Aug23° / 40.911.29.2
Sep28° / 12°71.411.97.8
Oct31° / 16°162.512.65.6
Nov34° / 19°203.913.13.8
Dec35° / 22°384.813.42.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67426
77426
87426
97426
107525
117525
127624
137624
147723
157723
167921
178020
188020
198218
208317
218317
228515
238515
248515
258713
268713
278713
288713
298713
308713

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Alice Springs gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
106
116
126
136
146
155
165
175
185
194
204
214
224
234
243
253
263
273
283
293
303

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of June to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:135:51
210.67:135:51
310.67:135:51
410.67:145:51
510.67:145:51
610.67:155:51
710.67:155:51
810.67:155:51
910.67:165:51
1010.67:165:51
1110.67:175:51
1210.67:175:51
1310.67:175:51
1410.67:185:51
1510.67:185:51
1610.57:185:51
1710.57:195:51
1810.57:195:51
1910.57:195:52
2010.57:195:52
2110.57:205:52
2210.57:205:52
2310.57:205:52
2410.57:205:53
2510.57:205:53
2610.57:215:53
2710.57:215:53
2810.57:215:54
2910.57:215:54
3010.67:215:54

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in January across the year — June's 3.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Alice Springs?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Alice Springs for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Alice Springs in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Alice Springs sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Alice Springs in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alice Springs peaks around January 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alice Springs?

Alice Springs sits at 23.7°S, 133.9°E, 583 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Uluru, 339 km away.

UluruMount IsaWhyallaBroken HillPalmerstonDarwinGawlerParalowie

Topography around Alice Springs

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alice Springs.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alice Springs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 591 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 819 m.

The land around Alice Springs is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and shrubs (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and shrubs (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
406 m
80 km
819 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Uluru 339 km · Mount Isa 666 km · Whyalla 1,098 km · Broken Hill 1,182 km · Palmerston 1,284 km · Darwin 1,290 km · Gawler 1,301 km · Paralowie 1,312 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alice Springs (-23.6975°, 133.8836°, elevation 583 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).