Thermograph

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

Townsville, Queensland, Australia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Townsville, Queensland, Australia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 43°C on 1990-11-19; its coldest fell to 6°C on 1983-07-09.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
43°C1994-01-05
25°C1991-01-13
29°C1994-01-07
19°C2001-01-05
February
40°C2002-02-10
25°C2007-02-07
27°C2016-02-04
18°C1996-02-11
March
39°C2022-03-07
24°C2008-03-29
28°C2022-03-07
16°C1981-03-05
April
37°C2023-04-14
23°C2000-04-26
26°C2025-04-04
12°C1994-04-14
May
33°C2016-05-10
15°C2020-05-23
24°C1998-05-02
9°C2000-05-29
June
31°C2016-06-10
15°C2007-06-21
22°C2007-06-05
7°C2000-06-02
July
32°C1995-07-14
16°C2022-07-05
21°C2016-07-19
6°C1983-07-09
August
33°C2025-08-29
18°C1995-08-06
22°C1988-08-22
7°C1995-08-08
September
37°C1989-09-21
24°C1995-09-07
24°C1996-09-30
10°C1985-09-03
October
38°C2001-10-31
23°C2011-10-19
26°C2025-10-27
12°C1982-10-01
November
43°C1990-11-19
25°C1999-11-27
28°C2018-11-28
16°C1986-11-20
December
42°C1995-12-20
25°C1989-12-16
27°C2001-12-28
18°C1999-12-05

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
43°C1994-01-05
25°C1991-01-13
29°C1994-01-07
18°C1996-02-11
Autumn (Mar–May)
39°C2022-03-07
15°C2020-05-23
28°C2022-03-07
9°C2000-05-29
Winter (Jun–Aug)
33°C2025-08-29
15°C2007-06-21
22°C2007-06-05
6°C1983-07-09
Spring (Sep–Nov)
43°C1990-11-19
23°C2011-10-19
28°C2018-11-28
10°C1985-09-03

All-time records

The most extreme value Townsville has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 43°C 1990-11-19
Lowest 15°C 2007-06-21

Low

Highest 29°C 1994-01-07
Lowest 6°C 1983-07-09

Feels-like

Highest 67°C 1994-01-05
Lowest 1°C 1983-07-09

Humidity

Highest 26.1 g/m³ 2024-01-31
Lowest 3.8 g/m³ 1984-07-04

Wind

Highest 78 km/h 2011-02-02
Lowest 5 km/h 2007-07-04

Precip

Wettest 150 mm 1998-01-10
Driest 76-day dry spell 1991-08-14

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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