Cloncurry weather by month & the best time to visit

🇦🇺 Australia · small town · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Cloncurry is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with August and May close behind. Cloncurry averages about 3,752 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

3,752

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

499 mm

Midday UV at peak

15 (extreme)

Population

3k

Elevation

187 m

When is the best time to visit Cloncurry?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Cloncurry is July, then August and May. The dullest month is December (26/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Cloncurry?

Cloncurry is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,752 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate July (99) from December (26), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 67% of the year's 499 mm falls in the three months around January.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Townsville Australia · 673 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
• Cairns Australia · 695 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
• Alice Springs Australia · 764 km · best in Aug · 3,770 h sun/yr
• Proserpine Australia · 838 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
• Hamilton Island Australia · 880 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
• Mackay Australia · 903 km · best in Aug · 3,009 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Mount Isa Australia · 106 km · 3,655 h sun/yr · best in May
• Normanton Australia · 337 km · 3,494 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Hughenden Australia · 387 km · 3,647 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Bedourie Australia · 423 km · 3,852 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Longreach Australia · 496 km · 3,670 h sun/yr · best in Aug