Darwin Australia is at the ‘Top End’, as the northern half of the Northern Territory of Australia is known. Darwin is a place of sunshine, beaches and hectic nightlife. Darwin's weather is tropical, no summer or winter, instead Darwin's weather is wet from November until April and the weather in Darwin is dry from May until October which is the busy time for Darwin tourism.
Australia’s most famous railway journey, board the Ghan at Darwin to take a unique and unforgettable journey to the other side of this huge continent. Over the nearly 3000km journey from Darwin to Adelaide, watch the landscape change dramatically from the lush rainforests and tropical wildlife of the North to the aptly Red Centre of the Australian Outback. Catering for all budgets with Red Gold and Platinum Class fares, relax in comfort in the air-conditioned train with friendly staff on hand to assist at any time.
Darwin weather has two distinct seasons - the Wet and the Dry. And Darwin's weather can be extremely hot during the summer months of December - February. Maximum temperatures in Darwin and the Northern Territory during the summer can exceed 40C. January and February is the heart of the Wet season when monsoonal hits the city and dumps heavy afternoon and overnight rain. The rain is often welcome after the Dry as it swells waterfalls and floods wetlands, turning the arid countryside very green with an abundance of wild flowers blooming everywhere. The average temperatures at this time of year range from 24.6C to 31.9C with humidity extremely high - as high as 70 per cent in December and January. Rainfall amounts are typically monsoonal with as much as 1000mm falling in March, although the average is actually just 360mm. In March the rains begin to subside. But Darwin in April usually brings strong winds that dry out the land. Temperatures drop to 24C with a high no more than 32C and living becomes more bearable.
