Rainbow Beach monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Rainbow Beach average temperature chart (Celsius) Rainbow Beach average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Rainbow Beach (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.2 27.8 27.1 25.4 22.8 20.4 19.8 20.9 22.9 24.8 26.4 27.6
°F 82.7 82.1 80.7 77.7 73 68.8 67.6 69.6 73.2 76.6 79.6 81.7

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.

Rainbow Beach monthly rainfall chart (mm) Rainbow Beach monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Rainbow Beach (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 191 188 171 130 137 115 100 63 44 87 115 144
inches 7.5 7.4 6.7 5.1 5.4 4.5 4 2.5 1.7 3.4 4.5 5.6
Rainy days 13 14 14 11 11 7 7 7 6 9 10 11

Average annual rainfall in Rainbow Beach: 1610.866mm (634.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Rainbow Beach
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.7 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.1 7.7 8 8.9 9.4 9.1 9 9.1

Day / night temperatures

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

Rainbow Beach average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Rainbow Beach average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Rainbow Beach (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 20.9 21 20 17.7 14.7 11.8 10.4 11.1 13.3 16 18.2 19.8
Max °C 28.4 28 27.3 25.6 23 20.7 20 21.1 23.1 25 26.7 27.8
Min °F 69.5 69.8 67.9 63.8 58.4 53.2 50.7 52 55.9 60.8 64.7 67.6
Max °F 76.3 76.1 74.5 70.9 65.8 61.2 59.4 61 64.8 68.9 72.3 74.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Rainbow Beach average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Rainbow Beach average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Rainbow Beach in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.7 27 26.5 25.6 24.3 22.9 21.9 21.6 22.2 23.3 24.6 25.8
°F 80.1 80.6 79.8 78 75.8 73.3 71.5 70.9 71.9 73.9 76.2 78.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Rainbow Beach average winspeed by month (km/h) Rainbow Beach average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Rainbow Beach (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 22 23 22 21 19 19 18 17 19 20 21 20
mph 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 13

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.

Rainbow Beach relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Rainbow Beach
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
63% 64% 65% 63% 63% 61% 58% 56% 53% 55% 58% 60%

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Rainbow Beach weather stats

Rainbow Beach weather statistics
Hottest month: January 28.2°C 82.8°F
Driest month: September 44mm 1.7ins
Sunniest month: August 8.9hrs
Coldest month: July 19.8°C 67.6°F
Wettest month: January 191mm 7.5ins
Warmest sea: February 27°C 80.6°F
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