Mackay Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
30.2 29.8 28.8 26.8 24.3 22.0 21.4 22.7 25.4 27.8 29.4 30.3 26.6
Mean Min (°C)
23.6 23.5 22.5 20.3 17.2 14.3 13.2 14.1 16.8 19.8 21.8 23.1 19.1
Mean Rain (mm)
277.8 308.6 274.2 147.8 104.3 59.7 43.1 30.1 19.6 34.7 89.5 184.1 1572.7
Median Rain (mm)
223.6 262.3 217.6 126.6 93.4 42.5 26.9 14.3 12.3 27.0 70.0 132.7 1482.2
Mean Rain Days
15.2 16.7 16.9 15.9 13.6 10.5 10.1 8.2 5.9 6.7 9.0 12.0 140.7

Mackay Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
37.6 38.7 35.0 33.8 30.3 30.5 29.7 30.6 32.9 35.4 38.2 39.4 39.4
Low Max (°C)
24.1 24.2 22.8 19.5 14.4 11.8 13.0 13.0 17.6 21.8 23.0 23.8 11.8
High Min (°C)
28.5 28.2 28.2 26.0 23.7 22.0 20.8 20.9 23.7 25.0 26.8 27.5 28.5
Low Min (°C)
17.2 17.8 13.1 11.2 7.1 4.6 3.8 5.0 7.9 10.6 14.9 15.3 3.8
High Rain (mm)
286.0 356.0 388.6 125.4 178.4 109.5 169.8 98.6 124.0 102.6 326.0 314.0 388.6

Mackay Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
32.8 32.7 31.3 28.8 26.8 24.5 23.8 25.3 27.9 31.1 31.4 33.8 27.7
Low Mn. Max (°C)
28.1 27.6 27.1 25.2 22.7 19.8 19.9 21.0 23.1 25.2 26.5 28.3 25.7
High Mn. Min (°C)
25.7 24.9 24.3 21.9 19.8 17.0 16.6 16.1 19.8 21.5 23.0 25.0 20.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)
21.6 21.9 20.4 18.2 14.4 10.3 9.6 11.3 13.7 16.8 20.5 21.5 17.6
High Rain (mm)
1034.0 1071.4 949.2 521.4 545.6 392.1 269.2 207.8 239.0 152.4 591.0 1158.6 2944.0
Low Rain (mm)
15.4 29.2 36.4 9.2 5.0 2.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 794.6

Mackay Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Mackay annual climate

Mackay Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≥ 35°C
0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9
≥ 30°C
17.2 12.7 6.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.8 10.9 17.2 70.9
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Mackay 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
32.1 31.3 30.1 28.4 26.0 23.8 23.3 25.0 27.6 29.6 31.1 32.2 30.3
Low Max
28.2 27.8 27.0 25.0 22.5 20.0 19.4 20.4 23.1 25.5 27.4 28.1 21.8
High Min
25.5 25.1 24.2 22.4 20.1 17.8 16.7 17.5 20.0 22.3 23.8 25.0 23.7
Low Min
21.6 21.7 20.4 18.1 13.5 9.9 8.8 10.3 13.3 16.8 19.5 20.9 13.5

Mackay Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
65 65 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 65 65 65 64.0
Earliest Entry
1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
65 65 65 64 64 64 64 64 64 65 65 65 64.0
Earliest Entry
1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
65 65 65 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 65 65 64.0
Earliest Entry
1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1959 1959 1959
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

MACKAY M.O
Central Coast, Queensland
21.1172°S 149.2169°E 31m AMSL
Commenced 1959

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