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Monthly climate in Charters Towers, Australia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum39°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 maximum37°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 high33°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 mean27°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 low23°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 minimum20°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)
Minimum18°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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)101213332210447

Monthly sunshine hours in Charters Towers, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours242266282280260252269295302321327331
Mean daily daylight hours13h 10m12h 44m12h 10m11h 36m11h 8m10h 55m11h 2m11h 26m11h 58m12h 32m13h 2m13h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Charters Towers, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)171615129781113151616