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 1994-01-05; its coldest fell to 4°C on 2000-06-01.
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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 42°C1994-01-05
23°C2014-01-30
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27°C1983-01-12
17°C1989-01-18
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| February | 38°C2002-02-09
23°C2007-02-07
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27°C2017-02-13
18°C2018-02-10
|
| March | 37°C2022-03-07
23°C1990-03-23
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26°C2022-03-04
15°C2002-03-29
|
| April | 35°C1995-04-06
20°C1982-04-30
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25°C2025-04-01
10°C1994-04-13
|
| May | 30°C2016-05-28
14°C2020-05-23
|
22°C2000-05-02
6°C2000-05-31
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| June | 30°C1996-06-27
13°C2007-06-21
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21°C2020-06-13
4°C2000-06-01
|
| July | 31°C1995-07-14
13°C2022-07-04
|
21°C2016-07-18
4°C1990-07-04
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| August | 31°C2025-08-29
15°C1995-08-06
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21°C2010-08-18
5°C2012-08-11
|
| September | 34°C2003-09-15
21°C1981-09-07
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23°C2010-09-21
8°C2011-09-11
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| October | 35°C2022-10-27
22°C2011-10-19
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26°C2022-10-31
11°C1989-10-02
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| November | 41°C1990-11-19
22°C1999-11-27
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28°C2018-11-27
15°C1986-11-20
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| December | 41°C1995-12-20
22°C1992-12-19
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27°C1995-12-20
17°C1998-12-04
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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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Summer (Dec–Feb) | 42°C1994-01-05
22°C1992-12-19
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27°C1995-12-20
17°C1998-12-04
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| Autumn (Mar–May) | 37°C2022-03-07
14°C2020-05-23
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26°C2022-03-04
6°C2000-05-31
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| Winter (Jun–Aug) | 31°C1995-07-14
13°C2022-07-04
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21°C2016-07-18
4°C2000-06-01
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| Spring (Sep–Nov) | 41°C1990-11-19
21°C1981-09-07
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28°C2018-11-27
8°C2011-09-11
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Townsville has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.