Kalgoorlie weather in July

In July, Kalgoorlie sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kalgoorlie's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalgoorlie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:54 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
43%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Kalgoorlie is city in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

Density
282/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kalgoorlie reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
3176
4176
5176
6176
7176
8176
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24186
25186
26186
27186
28186
29186
30186
31186

How July really feels in Kalgoorlie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Kalgoorlie weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°303.113.84.0
Feb32° / 19°403.913.14.7
Mar29° / 17°343.412.26.6
Apr26° / 14°193.311.38.0
May21° / 10°203.210.57.7
Jun18° / 194.1106.6
Jul17° / 194.110.26.5
Aug19° / 203.810.97.4
Sep23° / 112.611.88.4
Oct27° / 12°132.512.88.2
Nov29° / 15°203.413.66.6
Dec32° / 17°182.8145.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36535
46436
56337
66337
76238
86238
96139
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176337
186337
196436
206436
216535
226634
236634
246733
256733
266832
276733
286832
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kalgoorlie gets around 19 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
613
713
813
913
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2613
2713
2813
2913
3014
3114

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:564:58
210.06:564:59
310.06:564:59
410.16:565:00
510.16:565:00
610.16:565:00
710.16:565:01
810.16:565:01
910.16:565:02
1010.16:565:02
1110.16:555:03
1210.16:555:03
1310.16:555:04
1410.26:555:04
1510.26:545:05
1610.26:545:05
1710.26:545:06
1810.26:535:06
1910.26:535:07
2010.36:525:08
2110.36:525:08
2210.36:525:09
2310.36:515:09
2410.36:505:10
2510.36:505:11
2610.46:495:11
2710.46:495:12
2810.46:485:12
2910.46:475:13
3010.46:475:14
3110.56:465:14

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 2.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kalgoorlie?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kalgoorlie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kalgoorlie in July

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

In July, Kalgoorlie sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kalgoorlie in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalgoorlie peaks around January 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 11UV 14Jun 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kalgoorlie?

Kalgoorlie sits at 30.7°S, 121.5°E, 387 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Ellenbrook, 535 km away.

EllenbrookGosnellsByfordMorleyThornlieBallajuraLandsdaleCanning Vale

Topography around Kalgoorlie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalgoorlie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Kalgoorlie is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (42%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Ellenbrook 535 km · Gosnells 540 km · Byford 543 km · Morley 544 km · Thornlie 544 km · Ballajura 544 km · Landsdale 546 km · Canning Vale 547 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 Kalgoorlie (-30.7461°, 121.4742°, elevation 387 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).