The seasons of Kakadu

According to the Bininj (Aboriginal) calendar, there are six seasons in Kakadu.

• Yekke - is the cool weather time from May to June
• Wurrgeng - the early dry season from June to August
• Gurrung - the hot dry season in August to October.
• Gunumeleng - the pre-monsoon season or the build up waiting for the first rains from October to December.
• Gudjewk - the monsoon season, from December to March when everything gets wet and the rivers flood.
• Banggerreng - is the time of hunting, collecting and fishing from March to May