Badu weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Badu is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with September and July close behind. Badu averages about 2,534 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,534
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 1,853 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 10 m
When is the best time to visit Badu?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Badu is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (66/100, 378 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Badu?
Badu gets a lot of sun: around 2,534 hours a year. August (91/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #104 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 58% of the annual 1,853 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 378 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 331 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 371 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 251 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 74 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 106 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 86 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 40 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 89 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 26 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 13 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 16 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 38 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 79 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 83 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 200 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Badu by month
The sea off Badu is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 26°C / 79°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Merauke Indonesia · 264 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 558 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Wamena Indonesia · 761 km · best in Jan · 1,717 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 842 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Jayapura Indonesia · 861 km · best in Oct · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 1,126 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kubin Australia · 10 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mabuiag Australia · 22 km · 2,369 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Horn Australia · 50 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Yam Australia · 71 km · 2,369 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sue Islet Australia · 72 km · 2,534 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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