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Monthly climate in River Heads, Queensland, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification River Heads features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 856 mm (33.7 inches) and receives 117 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.River Heads enjoys an average of 3481 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 33 minutes to 13 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in River Heads, Queensland, Australia §

The warmest months in River Heads are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 17 °C (63 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, River Heads experiences 226 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 River Heads, 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 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in River Heads, Queensland, Australia §

River Heads usually has the most precipitation in February, March and October, with an average of 15 rainy days and 126 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in River Heads are July, August and September. On average, 22 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in River Heads, 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) 54 (2.1) 106 (4.2) 129 (5.1) 94 (3.7) 58 (2.3) 37 (1.5) 31 (1.2) 17 (0.7) 17 (0.7) 143 (5.6) 70 (2.8) 101 (4.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 13 21 11 11 8 5 3 4 11 9 10

Monthly sunshine hours in River Heads, Queensland, Australia §

The sunniest months in River Heads are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in River Heads: May, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in River Heads, 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 278 286 289 280 266 251 268 294 303 305 323 332
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 30m 12h 56m 12h 12m 11h 28m 10h 51m 10h 33m 10h 42m 11h 14m 11h 56m 12h 40m 13h 20m 13h 40m

Solar UV radiation in River Heads, Queensland, Australia §

River Heads experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly River Heads UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for River Heads, 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 15 14 10 7 5 6 9 10 12 14 15