How warm does Kakadu & the Top End get?

Typical daytime highs in Kakadu & the Top End are Mar–May 31°C (87°F), Jun–Aug 30°C (86°F), Sep–Nov 32°C (89°F), Dec–Feb 31°C (87°F).

Is Kakadu & the Top End expensive?

On the ground, Kakadu & the Top End is mid-range.

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Kakadu & the Top End

Q: What sort of trip is Kakadu & the Top End good for?

Kakadu & the Top End is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, sunshine and salt water, moving about and doing things.

Kakadu & the Top End · Australia · Darwin

Rock art tens of thousands of years old still visible on the escarpment, saltwater crocodiles cruising billabongs you watch from a very safe boat, and a wet season the rest of the year that turns the whole park into wetland.

The best time to visit Kakadu & the Top End is May–Sep, when typical daytime highs reach about 31°C (87°F). Local time there is 17:56 (UTC+9:30).

Best time to go

May–Sep

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

DRW · Darwin

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things

In season

May June July August September

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 40°C68 to 104°F Rain0 to 400mm0 to 15.7in

May · high 88°F · rain 0.4in · 11.5h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Darwin, this page’s gateway

Kakadu & the Top End month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	30°C87°F	386mm15.2in	12.8h12.8h
February	30°C86°F	370mm14.6in	12.5h12.5h
March	31°C87°F	170mm6.7in	12.2h12.2h
April	31°C88°F	116mm4.6in	11.8h11.8h
May	31°C88°F	11mm0.4in	11.5h11.5h	in the recommended window
June	30°C86°F	14mm0.6in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
July	29°C85°F	5mm0.2in	11.5h11.5h	in the recommended window
August	30°C87°F	5mm0.2in	11.7h11.7h	in the recommended window
September	31°C88°F	28mm1.1in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
October	32°C89°F	74mm2.9in	12.4h12.4h
November	32°C90°F	114mm4.5in	12.7h12.7h
December	32°C89°F	349mm13.7in	12.9h12.9h

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