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 (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	88	88	88	84	81	77	77	79	82	84	88	88
Min temperature (night-time)	75	75	73	68	64	57	55	59	63	70	73	75
Heat & Humidity	H	H	H	M	L	0	0	L	L	M	H	H
Sea temperature	84	84	82	79	77	73	72	72	75	79	81	82

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 (inches)	10.8	10.4	7.2	2.7	1.6	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.1	2.3	5.4

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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 88°F 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 10.8 inches of rainfall in the month.

88
88°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
75
75°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
10.8
10.8 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
84
84°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F 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 10.4 inches of rainfall in the month.

88
88°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
75
75°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
10.4
10.4 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
84
84°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F 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 7.2 inches of rainfall in the month.

88
88°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
73
73°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
7.2
7.2 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
82
82°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Townsville, Queensland in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 2.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

84
84°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
68
68°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
2.7
2.7 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
79
79°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 81°F in Townsville, Queensland in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 1.6 inches of rainfall in the month.

81
81°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
1.6
1.6 inches of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index
77
77°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in Townsville, Queensland in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

77
77°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
57
57°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.8
0.8 inches of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index
73
73°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in Townsville, Queensland in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

77
77°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
55
55°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.6
0.6 inches of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index
72
72°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 79°F in Townsville, Queensland in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

79
79°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
59
59°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.6
0.6 inches of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index
72
72°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 82°F in Townsville, Queensland in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

82
82°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
3
3 days with some rainfall
63
63°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.4
0.4 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
75
75°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Townsville, Queensland in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

84
84°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
70
70°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
1.1
1.1 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
79
79°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F 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 2.3 inches of rainfall in the month.

88
88°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
73
73°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
2.3
2.3 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
81
81°F sea temperature

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Townsville weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F 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 5.4 inches of rainfall in the month.