Great Barrier Reef Weather


CHECK THE TIDES

The Whitsunday Seasons are really known as either dry or wet. The 'wet' season is from January-March, the windiest months are March-May, the driest months are August-October.

From mid-late September onwards the trade winds abate and the best cruising weather in the Whitsundays is between August to early November. At any time of the year though, you can almost always be assured of having enough wind for a pleasant sail. The temperature is pleasant almost any time of the year in the Whitsundays, with temperatures seldom above 30 degrees in summer nor below 18 degrees in winter. You can swim year-round. The trade winds are re-established after the summer monsoon in April-May, providing brisk sailing for the most part throughout the winter; the weather is generally more settled after June and the winds get progressively lighter after mid September.

Average Temperature / Average Rainfall

 Month Max Min   Month MM
 January

 30.5

24.8   January  253
 February 30.2 24.9    February 278
 March 29.6 24.1    March 314
 April 28.1 22.7    April 150
 May
26.0 20.4    May 145
 June 23.4 17.1    June 62
 July
23.1 16.6    July 45
 August 24.3 17.4    August 24
 September 25.9 19.2    September 15
 October 27.5 21.3    October 40
 November
29.5 23.4    November 58
 December 30.4 24.5    December 114
           


Other weather links:

Bureau of Meteorology - Home Page
Cyclone tracking
Queensland flood warnings
ENSO Monitor
Bureau of Meteorology weather words
Whitsunday area Radar
Tidal Information - Shute Harbour
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