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
12:20 CST
Today
30°C
Tonight
24°C
Possible thunderstorm
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Weather News
Heating up across the southeastern capitals
11:19 EDT
A couple of scorchers are on the way for Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney over the next few days.
Darwin not quite that wet (yet)
11:13 EDT
Following a good start to January 2017 rainfall, when 125mm fell during the first 48 hours of the year, conditions have been relatively dry for the Northern Territory capital.
Steamy night in Brisbane
14:29 EDT
In the early hours of the morning, Brisbane had its warmest minimum temperature since at least 1999, when the mercury halted its descent at 28 degrees just after 3am.
