Moranbah weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Moranbah is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with September and July close behind. Moranbah averages about 3,225 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,225
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 766 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 229 m
When is the best time to visit Moranbah?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Moranbah is August, then September and July. The dullest month is December (55/100, 109 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Moranbah?
Moranbah is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,225 hours of sunshine a year. August (95/100) is noticeably better than December (55). It ranks #48 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 766 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 152 mm | 12 |
| February | 71 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 151 mm | 12 |
| March | 79 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 104 mm | 11 |
| April | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 45 mm | 9 |
| May | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 26 mm | 6 |
| June | 92 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 33 mm | 5 |
| July | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 23 mm | 5 |
| August | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 10° / 50°F | 19 mm | 7 |
| September | 95 | 30° / 86°F | 14° / 57°F | 15 mm | 9 |
| October | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 33 mm | 11 |
| November | 62 | 35° / 95°F | 19° / 66°F | 56 mm | 12 |
| December | 55 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 109 mm | 12 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mackay Australia · 151 km · best in Aug · 3,009 h sun/yr
- Proserpine Australia · 181 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 210 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Rockhampton Australia · 287 km · best in Aug · 3,135 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 340 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 625 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Emerald Australia · 168 km · 3,339 h sun/yr · best in May
- Barcaldine Australia · 330 km · 3,618 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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