Climate

The Pilbara's climate is best described as arid with a summer wet.

Winter temperatures (Jun, Jul, Aug) average 27°C during the day and 14°C at night. Inland the evening temperatures drop even further.

Summer temperatures (Dec, Jan, Feb) average 39°C during the day and only drop to 26°C during the evening. Inland temperatures average higher due to the absence of a cooling sea breeze.

The average annual rainfall is 254 - 305mm per year, and this falls mostly in the summer months.