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Monthly climate in Kuranda, Queensland, Australia

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kuranda features a tropical monsoon climate (Am). Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (71 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1657 mm (65.2 inches) and receives 150 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Kuranda enjoys an average of 3420 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kuranda, Queensland, Australia §

The warmest months in Kuranda are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kuranda experiences 181 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 Kuranda, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kuranda, Queensland, Australia §

Kuranda usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 20 rainy days and 337 mm (13.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Kuranda are August, September and October. On average, 29 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kuranda, 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) 395 (15.6) 301 (11.8) 314 (12.4) 182 (7.2) 66 (2.6) 42 (1.7) 42 (1.7) 26 (1.0) 23 (0.9) 38 (1.5) 56 (2.2) 172 (6.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 18 23 16 14 11 7 5 5 6 11 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Kuranda, Queensland, Australia §

The sunniest months in Kuranda are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Kuranda: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kuranda, 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 228 259 280 284 277 255 275 292 297 320 324 323
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 59m 12h 37m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 19m 11h 7m 11h 13m 11h 33m 11h 59m 12h 27m 12h 52m 13h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Kuranda, Queensland, Australia §

Kuranda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Kuranda UV Index data.

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

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Kuranda, Queensland, Australia

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