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The average temperature in Townsville over the whole year is 24°C. December is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C. The rainy (wet) season in Townsville runs from December to March, peaking in February with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to November; September is the driest month, at 2%. Winds in Townsville are highest in November, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in June, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Townsville come in August, when the sky is typically 33% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 58%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 25°C | 31°C | 22% | 58% | 3.7 m/s | 11 | 66 | 1 |
| February | 29°C | 25°C | 32°C | 26% | 56% | 3.5 m/s | 10 | 60 | 1 |
| March | 29°C | 25°C | 31°C | 23% | 57% | 3.4 m/s | 16 | 67 | 1 |
| April | 27°C | 23°C | 28°C | 11% | 46% | 3.6 m/s | 47 | 76 | 8 |
| May | 25°C | 19°C | 25°C | 8% | 45% | 3.3 m/s | 78 | 50 | 36 |
| June | 23°C | 17°C | 22°C | 5% | 45% | 2.8 m/s | 91 | 26 | 62 |
| July | 22°C | 17°C | 21°C | 7% | 41% | 3.1 m/s | 91 | 20 | 67 |
| August | 23°C | 17°C | 22°C | 3% | 33% | 3.3 m/s | 93 | 24 | 63 |
| September | 25°C | 19°C | 24°C | 2% | 35% | 3.8 m/s | 83 | 50 | 38 |
| October | 27°C | 22°C | 27°C | 6% | 40% | 3.7 m/s | 57 | 76 | 13 |
| November | 28°C | 24°C | 29°C | 7% | 44% | 4.0 m/s | 40 | 81 | 5 |
| December | 29°C | 25°C | 31°C | 14% | 47% | 3.8 m/s | 13 | 73 | 1 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Townsville has days of about 22°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 29°C in December, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 17°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 24°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Townsville has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Townsville has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Townsville has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Townsville has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
The rainy (wet) season in Townsville runs from December to March, peaking in February with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to November; September is the driest month, at 2%.
Winds in Townsville are highest in November, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in June, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
The average temperature in Townsville over the whole year is 24°C. December is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C.