Australia
Northern Territory
Northern Territory is one of the 8 regions of Australia; its largest place is Darwin.
Best timeJun–Aug
Best weather in OctoberAlyangula 76
October: highs29° – 36°
Rain this month, on average32mm
Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: Jun–Aug.
Northern Territory at a glance
The atlas follows 331 places here month by month, with 2 mountains and 12 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.
When to go to Northern Territory
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 32 | 35 | 40 | 53 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 71 | 55 | 42 | 35 |
| High | 33° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 26° | 26° | 28° | 31° | 33° | 33° | 33° |
| Low | 25° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 17° | 16° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 25° |
| Rain (mm) | 246 | 223 | 201 | 97 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 82 | 175 |
Places in Northern Territory
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
27OctoberDarwin
122k people
35° / 25°66 mm
66OctoberAlice Springs
25k people
31° / 17°20 mm
26OctoberPalmerston
34k people
36° / 24°70 mm
65OctoberHermannsburg
551 people
32° / 18°18 mm
69OctoberNhulunbuy
3,267 people
31° / 24°18 mm
66OctoberYulara
853 people
32° / 17°17 mm
74OctoberYirrkala
657 people
29° / 25°18 mm
54October
Tennant Creek
3,080 people
35° / 22°19 mm
18 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
Alice Springs1 places · 25k · Alice Springs
Barkly43 places · 4,261 · Tennant Creek
Belyuen1 places · 149 · Belyuen
Central Desert44 places · 2,189 · Yuendumu
Coomalie8 places · 1,013 · Adelaide River
Darwin2 places · 122k · Darwin
East Arnhem49 places · 8,739 · Nhulunbuy
Groote Archipelago9 places · 1,302 · Angurugu Community, Anindilyakwa
Katherine5 places · 6,335 · Katherine East
Litchfield1 places · 55 · Middle Point
MacDonnell46 places · 4,072 · Hermannsburg
Palmerston2 places · 34k · Palmerston
Roper Gulf48 places · 3,946 · Numbulwar Mission
Tiwi Islands8 places · 731 · Milikapiti
Victoria Daly9 places · 1,106 · Pine Creek
Wagait1 places · 4 · Mandorah
West Arnhem38 places · 5,940 · Maningrida
West Daly3 places · 2,114 · Peppimenarti
More towns and villages of Northern Territory · 13
Northern Territory from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Northern Territory
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Nature in Northern Territory
Summit1,069 m
Kata TjutaSummit1,389 m
Mount Giles
National park
Litchfield National Park
Waterfall
Florence Falls
National park
Finke Gorge National Park
National park
Charles Darwin National ParkWildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Australia seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Northern Territory
Culture in Northern Territory
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What's on in Northern Territory
Getting to Northern Territory
Darwin International Airport / RAAF DarwinDRW · Darwin
6.7 kmSnake Bay AirportSNB · Darwin
118 kmDarwinDarwin
6.9 kmAlice SpringsAlice Springs
1 kmTennant CreekTennant Creek
5.1 kmDarwinMandorah - Darwin ferry
2.6 kmMandorah - Darwin ferryDarwin
1 kmTowns in Northern Territory from A to Z
The 25 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.