Mackay Climate
Mackay Long-term Averages
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max (°C) |
30.3 | 29.8 | 29.0 | 27.2 | 24.8 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 23.1 | 25.3 | 27.5 | 29.1 | 30.4 | 26.8 |
| Mean Min (°C) |
23.2 | 22.9 | 21.9 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 22.4 | 18.1 |
| Mean Rain (mm) |
347.0 | 326.1 | 283.9 | 137.7 | 91.9 | 66.3 | 36.8 | 26.2 | 38.9 | 40.1 | 69.4 | 160.8 | 1616.8 |
| Median Rain (mm) |
260.3 | 247.2 | 205.8 | 81.5 | 74.1 | 53.3 | 15.1 | 12.2 | 20.8 | 24.4 | 39.8 | 95.1 | 1504.3 |
| Mean Rain Days |
14.1 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 96.8 |
Mackay Daily Records
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Max (°C) |
37.7 | 37.4 | 36.7 | 34.4 | 31.6 | 29.9 | 28.9 | 31.1 | 33.3 | 35.4 | 36.4 | 37.7 | 37.7 |
| Low Max (°C) |
23.3 | 23.1 | 22.2 | 20.2 | 17.0 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 18.4 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 10.0 |
| High Min (°C) |
30.0 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 26.1 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 30.0 |
| Low Min (°C) |
15.6 | 17.2 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 1.7 |
| High Rain (mm) |
627.4 | 303.5 | 294.6 | 179.6 | 133.4 | 110.7 | 135.1 | 115.3 | 206.8 | 128.0 | 129.5 | 354.6 | 627.4 |
Mackay Monthly Records
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Mn. Max (°C) |
32.1 | 32.4 | 32.0 | 29.4 | 27.4 | 25.2 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 28.0 | 28.8 | 31.6 | 34.1 | 28.4 |
| Low Mn. Max (°C) |
28.2 | 28.0 | 27.2 | 25.4 | 23.1 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 21.2 | 23.5 | 25.9 | 27.2 | 28.6 | 25.9 |
| High Mn. Min (°C) |
25.0 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 21.3 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 19.0 | 20.9 | 22.3 | 24.0 | 19.4 |
| Low Mn. Min (°C) |
21.0 | 21.3 | 18.8 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 16.3 | 20.4 | 16.2 |
| High Rain (mm) |
2161.4 | 1237.6 | 800.8 | 571.6 | 301.6 | 262.1 | 256.2 | 203.4 | 231.8 | 220.5 | 346.9 | 909.5 | 3081.2 |
| Low Rain (mm) |
24.1 | 16.5 | 22.4 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 811.8 |
Mackay Annual Temperatures & Rainfall
MACKAY POST OFFICE
Mean daily minimum temp
Mean daily maximum temp
Highest/lowest on record
Highest/lowest on record
Mean monthly rainfall
Mackay Average Number of Days With Temperatures
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 40.0°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 |
| ≥ 35.0°C |
0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| ≥ 30.0°C |
17.7 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 18.4 | 66.5 |
| ≤ 2.0°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 |
| ≤ 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 |
32.4 | 31.7 | 31.1 | 29.4 | 26.8 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 25.6 | 27.4 | 29.4 | 31.0 | 32.2 | 30.6 |
| Low Max |
28.2 | 27.9 | 27.2 | 25.4 | 22.8 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 23.1 | 25.7 | 27.4 | 28.4 | 22.6 |
| High Min |
25.0 | 24.5 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 19.4 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 23.3 |
| Low Min |
21.1 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 16.3 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 12.0 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 11.9 |
Mackay Data Availability
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years of Minima |
59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 59.4 |
| Earliest Entry |
1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1889 | 1889 | 1889 |
| Latest Entry |
1950 | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Years of Maxima |
43 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42.1 |
| Earliest Entry |
1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1908 | 1908 | 1908 | 1908 | 1908 | 1905 | 1889 | 1889 | 1889 |
| Latest Entry |
1950 | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Years of Rainfall |
64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 64.2 |
| Earliest Entry |
1887 | 1887 | 1887 | 1887 | 1877 | 1887 | 1871 | 1874 | 1876 | 1875 | 1887 | 1887 | 1871 |
| Latest Entry |
1950 | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | 1950 |
Station Details
MACKAY POST OFFICE
Central Coast, Queensland
Central Coast, Queensland
21.1500°S 149.1833°E
11m AMSL
Commenced 1870 / Closed 1987
Commenced 1870 / Closed 1987
Now Temperature
At Darwin Ap
11:50 CST
Today
33°C
Tonight
27°C
Mostly sunny
mostly_sunny
Weather News
Scorching heat for final week of the Big Bash
12:59 EDT
The final week of the Big Bash bandwagon is moving from Australia's west to east, coinciding with the movement of the hottest temperatures.
Heavy rain for southern QLD
12:18 EDT
Overnight, southern Queensland experienced another bout of heavy downpour with storms.
Tennant Creek deluged with 'one-in-50-year' flood
09:47 EDT
The normally dry town of Tennant Creek experienced a deluge on Friday night in what meteorologists said was a one-in-50-year flood.
