GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Darwin
Australia
Darwin had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Darwin
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of July |
Frost dates near Darwin
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs | 1,290 km | 4 July | 6 June |
| Makassar | 1,496 km | — | — |
| Cairns | 1,680 km | — | — |
| Manado | 1,687 km | — | — |
| Denpasar | 1,757 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Darwin
Within 15 km of Darwin OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 4 markets (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mindil Beach Sunset Market, 2 km away.
- Mindil Beach Sunset Market — market
May–Oct Thu, Sun 16:00–21:00 · 2 km · mindil.com.au - Parap Market — market
Sat 08:00–14:00 · 3 km · parapvillage.com.au
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Darwin: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Darwin by month
Average weather in Darwin over 2016–2025: the warmest month is October. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (30.7–33.5 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: January–December (30.7–33.5 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 20.2 °C. About 1878 mm of rain falls in a year, on 163 days; January is the wettest month (450 mm) and July the driest (4 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 25.9 | 450 | 27 |
| February | 30.9 | 25.8 | 373 | 24 |
| March | 31.3 | 25.7 | 276 | 26 |
| April | 32.1 | 24.8 | 104 | 13 |
| May | 31.8 | 23.1 | 17 | 3 |
| June | 30.8 | 21.2 | 10 | 2 |
| July | 30.7 | 20.2 | 4 | 1 |
| August | 31.9 | 21.1 | 5 | 1 |
| September | 32.8 | 23.5 | 39 | 8 |
| October | 33.5 | 25.5 | 91 | 14 |
| November | 33.1 | 26 | 187 | 21 |
| December | 32.4 | 26.2 | 322 | 23 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
