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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Townsville, Queensland, Australia climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Townsville, Queensland, Australia, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is December, averaging a high of 32°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 15°C.

Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of approximately 204,541 as of 2026, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Townsville, Queensland, Australia's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 26°C Above Normal · 66th pct
Low 19°C Very High · 93rd pct
Feels-like 24°C Below Normal · 39th pct
Humidity 13.2 g/m³ Above Normal · 60th pct
Wind 22 km/h Above Normal · 66th pct
Precip 0 mm Typical · 53rd pct

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Townsville average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (5 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 32°C 24°C 5 mm
February 31°C 24°C 5 mm
March 30°C 23°C 5 mm
April 29°C 21°C 3 mm
May 27°C 18°C 3 mm
June 25°C 15°C 0 mm
July 25°C 15°C 0 mm
August 26°C 15°C 0 mm
September 29°C 18°C 0 mm
October 31°C 21°C 0 mm
November 32°C 23°C 3 mm
December 32°C 24°C 3 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 43°C on 1990-11-19
  • Coldest day on record: 6°C on 1983-07-09

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Percentiles compare each day to Townsville, Queensland, Australia's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →