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Best time to visit Townsville

July is the best time to visit Townsville for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to August.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 96/100
A beach holiday September sea 24 °C
The least cloud September 35 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 10 mm
Warmth December 31 °C
Cooler weather July 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 96 24 °C 2 90
2 June 95 24 °C 3 92
3 August 94 25 °C 2 93
4 May 88 26 °C 5 96
5 September 85 27 °C 2 99
6 October 77 29 °C 5 96
7 April 76 28 °C 6 93
8 November 68 30 °C 8 86
9 March 61 30 °C 12 75
10 December 58 31 °C 11 74
11 January 51 31 °C 16 65
12 February 51 30 °C 17 66

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 31 °C 65 % 65
February 29 °C 30 °C 64 % 66
March 28 °C 30 °C 58 % 75
April 27 °C 28 °C 46 % 93
May 25 °C 26 °C 46 % 96
June 23 °C 24 °C 41 % 92
July 22 °C 24 °C 37 % 90
August 23 °C 25 °C 35 % 93
September 24 °C 27 °C 35 % 99
October 26 °C 29 °C 38 % 96
November 27 °C 30 °C 46 % 86
December 28 °C 31 °C 54 % 74

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.7 °C 212 mm 65 %
February 30.2 °C 225 mm 64 %
March 29.6 °C 126 mm 58 %
April 28.4 °C 51 mm 46 %
May 26.2 °C 29 mm 46 %
June 24.4 °C 20 mm 41 %
July 24.0 °C 18 mm 37 %
August 25.0 °C 15 mm 35 %
September 27.3 °C 10 mm 35 %
October 28.8 °C 26 mm 38 %
November 30.0 °C 48 mm 46 %
December 30.9 °C 89 mm 54 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.