Townsville weather by month

Check out Townsville weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Townsville (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	31	31	31	29	27	25	25	26	28	29	31	31
Min temperature (night-time)	24	24	23	20	18	14	13	15	17	21	23	24
Heat & Humidity	H	H	H	M	L	0	0	L	L	M	H	H
Sea temperature	29	29	28	26	25	23	22	22	24	26	27	28

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Townsville

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	8	7	7	8	7	8	8	9	9	10	9	9
Daily hours of daylight	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	10	7	6	7	8	10	11	11	11

Rainfall in Townsville

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	11	12	11	8	7	5	5	4	3	4	5	8
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	274	265	184	69	41	21	14	14	10	28	58	137

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The climate guide for Queensland (Townsville) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Townsville?

Townsville has a hot tropical climate with a winter dry season.

Townsville weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Townsville, Queensland in January and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 11 days with some rainfall and typically 274 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
24
24°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
274
274 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Townsville, Queensland in February and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 265 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
24
24°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
265
265 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Townsville, Queensland in March and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 11 days with some rainfall and typically 184 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
184
184 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Townsville, Queensland in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 69 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
20
20°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
69
69 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
26
26°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 27°C in Townsville, Queensland in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 41 mm of rainfall in the month.

27
27°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
41
41 mm of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index
25
25°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Townsville, Queensland in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

25
25°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
14
14°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
21
21 mm of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index
23
23°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Townsville, Queensland in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

25
25°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
14
14 mm of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index
22
22°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Townsville, Queensland in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

26
26°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
15
15°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
14
14 mm of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index
22
22°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 28°C in Townsville, Queensland in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

28
28°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
3
3 days with some rainfall
17
17°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
10
10 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
24
24°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Townsville, Queensland in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

29
29°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
28
28 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
26
26°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Townsville, Queensland in November and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 58 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
58
58 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
27
27°C sea temperature

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Townsville weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Townsville, Queensland in December and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 137 mm of rainfall in the month.