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Monthly climate in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cooktown features a tropical savanna climate (As). Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1507 mm (59.3 inches) and receives 163 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Cooktown enjoys an average of 3367 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia §

The warmest months in Cooktown are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cooktown experiences 274 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 Cooktown, 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 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average low 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia §

Cooktown usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 22 rainy days and 317 mm (12.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Cooktown are July, August and September. On average, 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cooktown, 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) 379 (14.9) 270 (10.6) 303 (11.9) 118 (4.7) 62 (2.4) 38 (1.5) 27 (1.1) 17 (0.7) 21 (0.8) 49 (1.9) 43 (1.7) 180 (7.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 20 25 17 16 13 8 5 5 6 11 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia §

The sunniest months in Cooktown are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 21 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Cooktown: January, February and June receive an average of 7 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cooktown, 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 217 247 271 281 282 253 276 289 294 319 319 314
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 55m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 43m 11h 22m 11h 12m 11h 17m 11h 35m 11h 59m 12h 26m 12h 49m 13h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia §

Cooktown experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cooktown UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cooktown, 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) 15 16 15 13 10 8 10 12 14 15 15 16

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

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