Darwin Weather
January and February

Darwin weather in January and February is dominated by tropical monsoons, bringing heavy rain and slightly cooler temperatures.

This is the wet season- called Jiorrk by the local Jawoyn people - with continuous rain setting in for days at a time.

Average rainfall for January is nearly 400mm with February not far behind at about 300mm

The rains bring relief from the hot humidity of November and December when much of the rain comes as local storms, often late at night.

The effect on the land is spectacular as the flood plains fill - even modern "flood-proof" highways can be cut by volumes of water. Before new roads were build over the past twenty years or so, it was accepted that Darwin would often be completly cut off for road traffic. There was no rail link, so the only way in or out was by air.

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