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Monthly climate in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Charters Towers features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 698 mm (27.5 inches) and receives 61 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Charters Towers enjoys an average of 3433 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 55 minutes to 13 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia §

The warmest months in Charters Towers are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Charters Towers experiences 286 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia §

Charters Towers usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 11 rainy days and 159 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Charters Towers are June, August and September. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 162 (6.4) 207 (8.2) 108 (4.3) 27 (1.1) 32 (1.2) 10 (0.4) 13 (0.5) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 23 (0.9) 31 (1.2) 76 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 12 13 3 3 2 2 1 0 4 4 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia §

The sunniest months in Charters Towers are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 39 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Charters Towers: January, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 242 266 282 280 260 252 269 295 302 321 327 331
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 10m 12h 44m 12h 10m 11h 36m 11h 8m 10h 55m 11h 2m 11h 26m 11h 58m 12h 32m 13h 2m 13h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia §

Charters Towers experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Charters Towers UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 17 16 15 12 9 7 8 11 13 15 16 16