Port Hedland weather in June

In June, Port Hedland sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 23 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of June to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Port Hedland's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Hedland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:42 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
26%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Port Hedland is port city in Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Density
204/km²
people per km²

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 25°C through the month.

A typical June day in Port Hedland reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Port Hedland

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.

Port Hedland weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 28°705.113.14.8
Feb32° / 28°100612.74.5
Mar33° / 28°804.512.14.3
Apr32° / 26°231.511.55.1
May28° / 22°222.3117.4
Jun25° / 19°232.110.88.7
Jul25° / 18°110.910.99.2
Aug26° / 18°40.611.39.2
Sep28° / 21°20.311.98.4
Oct30° / 24°10.112.56.7
Nov31° / 26°10.2136.1
Dec32° / 27°29213.25.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
47723
57624
67624
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Port Hedland gets around 23 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
28
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1401718195
2421617195
3421617195
4431617195
5431517195
6441517185
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8451518174
9461518164
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2161161481
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Wind in June

Winds average 18 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of June to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:375:29
210.96:385:29
310.86:385:29
410.86:385:29
510.86:395:29
610.86:395:29
710.86:405:29
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in November across the year — June's 4.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.3Bright
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244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Port Hedland

In seasonPeak

None of Port Hedland's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Port Hedland sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Port Hedland?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Port Hedland for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Port Hedland in June

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

In June, Port Hedland sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Port Hedland in June

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May26Warm
Jun24Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Port Hedland in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Hedland peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Port Hedland in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Port Hedland is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1617 µg/m³Jul 246 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Port Hedland?

Port Hedland sits at 20.3°S, 118.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Karratha, 190 km away.

BroomeGeraldtonKalgoorlieWaingapuTambolakaKupangTaliwang

Topography around Port Hedland

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Port Hedland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Port Hedland is covered by water (41%) within 3 km, water (54%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
26 m
80 km
189 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
June weather nearby: Karratha 190 km · Broome 463 km · Geraldton 1,024 km · Kalgoorlie 1,195 km · Waingapu 1,198 km · Tambolaka 1,212 km · Kupang 1,248 km · Taliwang 1,300 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 Port Hedland (-20.3121°, 118.6106°, elevation 5 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).