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Monthly climate in Sapphire, Queensland, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sapphire features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 427 mm (16.8 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sapphire enjoys an average of 3533 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 42 minutes to 13 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sapphire, Queensland, Australia §

The warmest months in Sapphire are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 17 °C (60 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sapphire experiences 263 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 Sapphire, 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 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(108°F)
Mean maximum 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Average high 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sapphire, Queensland, Australia §

Sapphire usually has the most precipitation in February, March and November, with an average of 7 rainy days and 75 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sapphire are May, August and September. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sapphire, 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) 31 (1.2) 70 (2.7) 100 (3.9) 21 (0.8) 6 (0.2) 20 (0.8) 13 (0.5) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 56 (2.2) 56 (2.2) 47 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 8 9 3 1 2 3 0 0 5 4 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Sapphire, Queensland, Australia §

The sunniest months in Sapphire are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sapphire: January, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sapphire, 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 267 288 294 285 274 254 270 298 304 320 326 345
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 22m 12h 51m 12h 11m 11h 31m 10h 58m 10h 42m 10h 50m 11h 18m 11h 57m 12h 37m 13h 13m 13h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Sapphire, Queensland, Australia §

Sapphire experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November 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 High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sapphire UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sapphire, 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 15 15 11 8 6 7 10 12 14 16 16