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Monthly climate in Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sunshine Beach features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (60 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 952 mm (37.5 inches) and receives 124 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Sunshine Beach enjoys an average of 3403 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 29 minutes to 13 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia §

The warmest months in Sunshine Beach are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 16 °C (60 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sunshine Beach experiences 175 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 Sunshine Beach, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia §

Sunshine Beach usually has the most precipitation in February, March and October, with an average of 15 rainy days and 152 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Sunshine Beach are July, August and September. On average, 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sunshine Beach, 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) 55 (2.2) 121 (4.8) 186 (7.3) 88 (3.5) 59 (2.3) 43 (1.7) 32 (1.2) 15 (0.6) 22 (0.9) 150 (5.9) 75 (3.0) 106 (4.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 14 21 13 12 8 6 2 4 11 10 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia §

The sunniest months in Sunshine Beach are September, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Sunshine Beach: May, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sunshine Beach, 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 276 278 278 274 259 243 261 291 298 295 317 329
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 34m 12h 58m 12h 12m 11h 26m 10h 48m 10h 29m 10h 38m 11h 11m 11h 55m 12h 42m 13h 23m 13h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia §

Sunshine Beach 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 Sunshine Beach UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sunshine Beach, 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 8 10 12 14 15

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia

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