Townsville, Queensland, Australia climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Townsville, Queensland, Australia, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is December, averaging a high of 31°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: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Townsville, Queensland, Australia's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Townsville average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (8 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 25°C | 8 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 | 19°C | 3 mm |
| June | 25°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
| July | 25°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
| August | 26°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
| September | 28°C | 18°C | 0 mm |
| October | 29°C | 21°C | 0 mm |
| November | 30°C | 23°C | 3 mm |
| December | 31°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: 42°C on 1995-12-20
- Coldest day on record: 6°C on 1990-07-04
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 →