Gunumeleng

Pre-monsoon storm season

Mid-October to late December

Gunumeleng is the pre-monsoon season of hot weather that becomes more and more humid. Thunderstorms build in the afternoons and scattered showers bring a tinge of green to the dry land. Waterbirds spread out as surface water and new growth become more widespread. Barramundi move from the waterholes downstream to the estuaries to breed. This was when Bininj/Mungguy moved camp from the floodplains to the stone country, to shelter from the violent storms of the coming wet season.

Gunumeleng (pre-monsoon season) | A visit to Kakadu during the wet seasons offers plenty of sights and sounds rarely experienced during the drier months of the year. Find out about the must-see destinations at this time of year