Coen weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Coen is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with September and July close behind. Coen averages about 2,668 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

2,668

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

94/100

Rain / year

1,356 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Elevation

157 m

When is the best time to visit Coen?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Coen is August, then September and July. The dullest month is December (60/100, 172 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Coen?

Coen gets a lot of sun: around 2,668 hours a year. August (94/100) is noticeably better than December (60). It ranks #94 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 72% of the year's 1,356 mm falls in the three months around February.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Cairns Australia · 447 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
• Merauke Indonesia · 652 km · best in Aug · 2,324 h sun/yr
• Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 656 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
• Townsville Australia · 724 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
• Proserpine Australia · 946 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
• Hamilton Island Australia · 961 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Lockhart River Australia · 110 km · 2,589 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Aurukun Australia · 157 km · 3,023 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Weipa Australia · 176 km · 2,908 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Pormpuraaw Australia · 205 km · 3,181 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kowanyama Australia · 241 km · 3,195 h sun/yr · best in Jul