Uluru weather in July

In July, Uluru sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Uluru's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uluru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:35 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
21%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Uluru is town in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Density
22/km²
people per km²
Founded
1984

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Uluru reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1196
2196
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4196
5196
6196
7196
8196
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10197
11197
12197
13197
14197
15207
16207
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21207
22207
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24207
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26217
27217
28217
29217
30217
31217

How July really feels in Uluru

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.

Uluru weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 25°293.513.41.8
Feb36° / 24°313.712.92.4
Mar33° / 21°232.612.24.2
Apr29° / 16°141.911.47.0
May24° / 11°121.710.88.7
Jun20° / 151.810.58.0
Jul20° / 13210.68.2
Aug23° / 5111.19.2
Sep28° / 13°81.311.87.8
Oct32° / 17°152.512.65.4
Nov34° / 20°253.613.23.8
Dec36° / 23°415.413.52.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58416
68416
78416
88317
98218
108218
118119
128119
138119
148119
158119
168119
178218
188218
198218
208317
218416
228515
238515
248614
258713
268812
278911
288911
299010
309010
31928

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Uluru gets around 13 mm of rain over 2 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
67
77
88
98
108
118
127
137
147
157
167
177
187
197
206
216
226
235
245
255
264
274
284
294
304
314

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:366:03
210.57:366:03
310.57:366:03
410.57:366:04
510.57:366:04
610.57:366:05
710.57:366:05
810.57:366:05
910.57:366:06
1010.57:366:06
1110.57:366:07
1210.57:356:07
1310.57:356:07
1410.57:356:08
1510.67:356:08
1610.67:356:09
1710.67:346:09
1810.67:346:10
1910.67:346:10
2010.67:336:11
2110.67:336:11
2210.67:336:12
2310.77:326:12
2410.77:326:12
2510.77:316:13
2610.77:316:13
2710.77:316:14
2810.77:306:14
2910.87:296:15
3010.87:296:15
3110.87:286:16

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 3.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Uluru?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Uluru for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Uluru in July

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

In July, Uluru sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Uluru in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Uluru peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Uluru in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Uluru is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 2418 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Uluru?

Uluru sits at 25.2°S, 131.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Alice Springs, 339 km away.

Alice SpringsMount IsaWhyallaKalgoorlieBroomeBroken HillGawlerParalowie

Topography around Uluru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uluru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m.

The land around Uluru is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
545 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Alice Springs 339 km · Mount Isa 1,005 km · Whyalla 1,076 km · Kalgoorlie 1,116 km · Broome 1,214 km · Broken Hill 1,265 km · Gawler 1,281 km · Paralowie 1,287 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 Uluru (-25.2406°, 130.9889°, elevation 0 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. 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).