Broken Hill in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Broken Hill sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 69 mm of rain over about 9 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Broken Hill's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Broken Hill's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 33°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 19°C
- Rainfall
- 69 mm
- 9 wet days
- Avg wind
- 19 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.6
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Broken Hill in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.
A typical summer day in Broken Hill reaches about 33°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Broken Hill
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 65 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Broken Hill weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34° / 20° | 21 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 33° / 19° | 27 | 2.6 | 13.2 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 29° / 16° | 14 | 1.9 | 12.2 | 7.0 |
| Apr | 24° / 12° | 11 | 1.7 | 11.2 | 8.6 |
| May | 19° / 9° | 13 | 2.6 | 10.4 | 7.5 |
| Jun | 16° / 6° | 15 | 3.1 | 10 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 16° / 6° | 13 | 2.8 | 10.1 | 6.0 |
| Aug | 18° / 7° | 14 | 2.9 | 10.8 | 7.2 |
| Sep | 22° / 9° | 21 | 3 | 11.8 | 8.2 |
| Oct | 26° / 12° | 18 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 8.3 |
| Nov | 29° / 15° | 23 | 3.6 | 13.6 | 6.7 |
| Dec | 32° / 18° | 21 | 3.2 | 14.1 | 5.1 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Broken Hill gets around 69 mm of rain over 9 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 19 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min in early December to 12 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.8 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Broken Hill?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Broken Hill for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Broken Hill in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Broken Hill sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.
UV index in Broken Hill in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Broken Hill peaks around December 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 10 | Extreme |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Broken Hill?
Broken Hill sits at 32.0°S, 141.5°E, 317 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Mildura, 256 km away.
Topography around Broken Hill
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Broken Hill.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Broken Hill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m.
The land around Broken Hill is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (97%) within 80 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
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 Broken Hill (-31.9652°, 141.4512°, elevation 317 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.