Hughenden weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Hughenden is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with May and July close behind. Hughenden averages about 3,647 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,647
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 492 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 14 (extreme)
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 316 m
When is the best time to visit Hughenden?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hughenden is August, then May and July. The dullest month is December (44/100, 70 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Hughenden?
Hughenden is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,647 hours of sunshine a year. 55 Sunshine Score points separate August (99) from December (44), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #22 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 492 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 128 mm | 14 |
| February | 65 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 101 mm | 14 |
| March | 74 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 44 mm | 14 |
| April | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 23 mm | 12 |
| May | 98 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 11 mm | 9 |
| June | 97 | 25° / 77°F | 11° / 52°F | 19 mm | 7 |
| July | 98 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 12 mm | 7 |
| August | 99 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 8 mm | 9 |
| September | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 15° / 59°F | 10 mm | 12 |
| October | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 19° / 66°F | 17 mm | 13 |
| November | 46 | 37° / 99°F | 21° / 70°F | 49 mm | 13 |
| December | 44 | 37° / 99°F | 23° / 73°F | 70 mm | 14 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Townsville Australia · 317 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
- Proserpine Australia · 452 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 466 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 495 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Mackay Australia · 516 km · best in Aug · 3,009 h sun/yr
- Rockhampton Australia · 704 km · best in Aug · 3,135 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Longreach Australia · 291 km · 3,670 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Barcaldine Australia · 325 km · 3,618 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cloncurry Australia · 387 km · 3,752 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Blackall Australia · 421 km · 3,604 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Moranbah Australia · 422 km · 3,225 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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