Longreach weather by month & the best time to visit

🇦🇺 Australia · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Longreach is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with May and July close behind. Longreach averages about 3,670 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

3,670

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

347 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

4k

Elevation

189 m

When is the best time to visit Longreach?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Longreach is August, then May and July. The dullest month is December (36/100, 52 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Longreach?

Longreach is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,670 hours of sunshine a year. 63 Sunshine Score points separate August (99) from December (36), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #18 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 54% of the annual 347 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Townsville Australia · 531 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
• Proserpine Australia · 549 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
• Mackay Australia · 564 km · best in Aug · 3,009 h sun/yr
• Hamilton Island Australia · 591 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
• Rockhampton Australia · 632 km · best in Aug · 3,135 h sun/yr
• Cairns Australia · 745 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Barcaldine Australia · 105 km · 3,618 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Blackall Australia · 161 km · 3,604 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Windorah Australia · 274 km · 3,788 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Hughenden Australia · 291 km · 3,647 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Charleville Australia · 387 km · 3,517 h sun/yr · best in Apr