Townsville weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Townsville is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with August and July close behind. Townsville averages about 3,126 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,126
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 875 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 201k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Townsville?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Townsville is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (70/100, 215 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Townsville?
Townsville is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,126 hours of sunshine a year. September (96/100) is noticeably better than January (70). It ranks #56 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 67% of the year's 875 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 215 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 236 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 74 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 131 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 48 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 28 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 23 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 94 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 22 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| August | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 12 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| September | 96 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 11 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 94 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 20 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 90 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 42 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 73 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 87 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Townsville by month
The sea off Townsville is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 22°C / 72°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Proserpine Australia · 232 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 260 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 285 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Mackay Australia · 330 km · best in Aug · 3,009 h sun/yr
- Rockhampton Australia · 598 km · best in Aug · 3,135 h sun/yr
- Sunshine Coast Australia · 1,041 km · best in Jul · 2,956 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hughenden Australia · 317 km · 3,647 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Moranbah Australia · 340 km · 3,225 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Townsville compares month by month: Townsville vs Cairns · Townsville vs Hamilton Island · Townsville vs Proserpine · all comparisons
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