Thermograph

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

Townsville weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Townsville, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 42°C on 1995-12-20; its coldest fell to 6°C on 1990-07-04.

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
42°C1994-01-07
24°C2014-01-30
28°C1983-01-11
19°C2001-01-05
February
39°C2002-02-09
25°C1989-02-01
28°C2017-02-13
20°C2018-02-10
March
38°C2022-03-04
25°C1990-03-23
28°C2022-03-06
18°C2002-03-30
April
35°C1995-04-06
21°C1982-04-30
27°C2025-04-01
12°C1994-04-13
May
32°C2016-05-28
15°C2020-05-23
24°C2016-05-10
8°C2000-05-31
June
31°C1996-06-27
14°C2007-06-21
22°C2002-06-16
6°C2000-06-01
July
31°C1995-07-15
14°C2022-07-04
23°C2016-07-18
6°C1990-07-04
August
32°C2025-08-29
16°C1995-08-06
22°C2020-08-07
7°C2012-08-11
September
36°C2003-09-15
23°C1981-09-07
24°C1996-09-29
10°C2011-09-11
October
36°C2025-10-03
23°C2010-10-21
27°C2022-10-31
14°C1989-10-02
November
41°C1990-11-19
23°C1999-11-27
28°C2018-11-27
17°C1986-11-20
December
42°C1995-12-20
24°C1992-12-19
29°C1984-12-30
19°C1998-12-04

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)
42°C1995-12-20
24°C2014-01-30
29°C1984-12-30
19°C2001-01-05
Autumn (Mar–May)
38°C2022-03-04
15°C2020-05-23
28°C2022-03-06
8°C2000-05-31
Winter (Jun–Aug)
32°C2025-08-29
14°C2007-06-21
23°C2016-07-18
6°C1990-07-04
Spring (Sep–Nov)
41°C1990-11-19
23°C1999-11-27
28°C2018-11-27
10°C2011-09-11

All-time records

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

High

Highest 42°C 1995-12-20
Lowest 14°C 2007-06-21

Low

Highest 29°C 1984-12-30
Lowest 6°C 1990-07-04

Feels-like

Highest 71°C 1994-01-05
Lowest 3°C 1990-07-04

Humidity

Highest 26.3 g/m³ 2022-03-05
Lowest 3.1 g/m³ 1996-08-19

Wind

Highest 65 km/h 2011-02-02
Lowest 5 km/h 2003-02-27

Gust

Highest 153 km/h 2011-02-02
Lowest 15 km/h 2022-05-16

Precip

Wettest 316 mm 2025-02-01
Driest 32-day dry spell 1982-06-09

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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