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Wet season storm in Darwin. In northern Australia, the predominant wind is from the east or southeast in most occasions, which usually bring dry conditions. [4] Though during monsoon periods (between November and April), the winds change to northwesterly, where atmospheric pressure decreases over an area extending to Java, Sumatra, Timor Sea and eastward to Papua New Guinea.
The onset of the monsoon over Australia tends to follow the heating maxima down Vietnam and the Malay Peninsula (September), to Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines (October), to Java, Sulawesi (November), Irian Jaya and northern Australia (December, January). However, the monsoon is not a simple response to heating but a more complex ...
Monthly average maximum temperatures range from 25 to 35 °C (77 to 95 °F). The monsoon brings a summer wet season between November and March. The dry season extends for the rest of the year, and is nearly rainless. Rainfall generally decreases from north to south, ranging from 1200 mm per year in the north to 600 mm per year in the south.
The rainfall distribution by month in Cairns, Australia. The wet season (sometimes called the rainy season or monsoon season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. [1] Generally, the season lasts at least one month. [2] The term green season is also sometimes used as a euphemism by tourist authorities. [3]
Summer or pre-monsoon season, lasting from March to May. In western and southern regions, the hottest month is April; for northern regions of India, May is the hottest month. Temperatures average around 32–40 °C (90–104 °F) in most of the interior. Monsoon or rainy season, lasting from June to September. The season is dominated by the ...
The combination of heat and low rainfall brought a very early start to the 2015–16 Australian bushfire season, with over 125 fires burning in Victoria and Tasmania during October. [57] During the 2014–2016 El Niño event, the 2015–16 Australian region cyclone season was the least active since reliable records started during 1950s. [58] [59]
The monsoon climate of northern Australia is hot and humid in summer. ... the rainfall over the wet season can vary from less than 100 millimetres (3.9 in) ...
Monsoon forests grow in tropical areas of northern Australia with a pronounced dry season. They are typically semi-deciduous, with many canopy trees losing their leaves during the dry season, and becoming 'raingreen' during the rainy monsoon season.