Mackay monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Mackay

Mackay average temperature chart (Celsius) Mackay average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Mackay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.2 29.6 28.6 26.9 24.5 22.4 21.9 23.3 25.5 27.7 29.3 30.1
°F 86.3 85.3 83.4 80.4 76.2 72.4 71.5 74 77.9 81.8 84.8 86.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Mackay monthly rainfall chart (mm) Mackay monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Mackay (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 301 337 317 155 108 63 44 29 17 44 100 193
inches 11.8 13.3 12.5 6.1 4.2 2.5 1.7 1.1 0.7 1.7 3.9 7.6
Rainy days 11 13 12 9 9 6 6 5 4 5 6 9

Average annual rainfall in Mackay: 1834.6mm (722.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Mackay

Mackay average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Mackay
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.4 8.1 7.6 7.4 7.1 7.8 7.9 9.5 10 10.1 9.6 9.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Mackay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Mackay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Mackay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.3 22.2 21.1 18.7 15.7 11.9 10.8 12.2 14.5 17.7 20.3 21.7
Max °C 30.4 29.8 28.8 27.1 24.8 22.7 22.2 23.6 25.8 27.9 29.6 30.4
Min °F 72.1 72 69.9 65.7 60.2 53.4 51.4 54 58 63.9 68.5 71
Max °F 79.3 78.8 76.8 73.2 68.4 63.1 61.7 64.2 68.2 73 76.8 78.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Mackay average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Mackay average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Mackay in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28 28.2 27.6 26.3 24.6 22.7 21.2 21 22.2 24 25.7 27.2
°F 82.4 82.7 81.7 79.4 76.2 72.8 70.2 69.8 71.9 75.2 78.3 80.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Mackay average winspeed by month (km/h) Mackay average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Mackay (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 18 18 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18
mph 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Mackay relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Mackay
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 74% 74% 74% 74% 70% 70% 69% 65% 63% 65% 67%

Other monthly averages

UV index Best time to go?

Mackay weather stats

Mackay weather statistics
Hottest month: January 30.2°C 86.4°F
Driest month: September 17mm 0.7ins
Sunniest month: September 10hrs
Coldest month: July 21.9°C 71.4°F
Wettest month: February 337mm 13.3ins
Warmest sea: February 28.2°C 82.8°F
Map showing location of Mackay (-21.15345, 149.16554) Mackay map pin © Google

Top Australia locations