Emerald weather by month & the best time to visit

🇦🇺 Australia · small town · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Emerald is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with July and August close behind. Emerald averages about 3,339 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

3,339

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

631 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

15k

Elevation

190 m

When is the best time to visit Emerald?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Emerald is May, then July and August. The dullest month is December (49/100, 95 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Emerald?

Emerald is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,339 hours of sunshine a year. 47 Sunshine Score points separate May (96) from December (49), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #40 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 49% of the annual 631 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

See Emerald on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Rockhampton Australia · 235 km · best in Aug · 3,135 h sun/yr
• Mackay Australia · 286 km · best in Aug · 3,009 h sun/yr
• Proserpine Australia · 344 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
• Hamilton Island Australia · 366 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
• Townsville Australia · 502 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
• Sunshine Coast Australia · 598 km · best in Jul · 2,956 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Moranbah Australia · 168 km · 3,225 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Biloela Australia · 265 km · 3,214 h sun/yr · best in May
• Barcaldine Australia · 293 km · 3,618 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Blackall Australia · 295 km · 3,604 h sun/yr · best in Jul