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Best time to visit Townsville
The best time to visit Townsville is April–November, with daytime temperatures around 29°C.
Townsville at a glance: warmest in December with daytime temperatures around 34°C and coolest in July (27°C). The wettest month is January (258 mm) and the driest September (11 mm), with about 1,020 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in February (29°C). Sunniest in September.
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Townsville
10 mWarm and sunny
97
29°/13°23°15 mm69 %12 h
A typical mid-August in Townsville
Sunny 20Cloudy 6Rain 4
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
13°27°30°10°38°
Sea temperature
23°10°38°
Daylight (solar time)
06:1517:45
0006121824
11 h 30 m
Precipitation
0260 mm
15 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 54 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34 | 34° | 23° | 29° | 258 mm | 13 | 41 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| February | 34 | 33° | 23° | 29° | 257 mm | 14 | 41 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| March | 45 | 33° | 22° | 29° | 167 mm | 11 | 42 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot and muggy |
| April | 70 | 31° | 20° | 28° | 56 mm | 7 | 54 % | 12 h | Hot |
| May | 87 | 29° | 16° | 25° | 26 mm | 5 | 47 % | 11 h | Warm |
| June | 91 | 27° | 14° | 23° | 21 mm | 6 | 59 % | 11 h | Warm |
| July | 94 | 27° | 13° | 23° | 21 mm | 5 | 60 % | 11 h | Warm |
| August | 97 | 29° | 14° | 23° | 13 mm | 4 | 69 % | 12 h | Warm and sunny |
| September | 88 | 31° | 17° | 24° | 11 mm | 3 | 70 % | 12 h | Hot and sunny |
| October | 79 | 32° | 20° | 26° | 27 mm | 4 | 67 % | 13 h | Hot and sunny |
| November | 66 | 34° | 22° | 28° | 49 mm | 5 | 63 % | 13 h | Hot |
| December | 48 | 34° | 23° | 29° | 117 mm | 9 | 56 % | 13 h | Hot |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 6 m. Coordinates: -19.27, 146.81.