What is the best time to visit Bowen?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, July is the best month to visit Bowen, Queensland, scoring 10.0 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Bowen?

Bowen has an annual Comfort Score of 7.3/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Bowen Weather and Climate

Queensland, Australia (20.01°S, 148.24°E, 14m elevation) Tropical savanna (Aw)

7.3/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: July (10.0/10). Ranked #25 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

July is the sweet spot

July: 10.0/10. February: 4.1/10. Annual score 7.3/10, ranked #25 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

21.7 - 27.7°C

Days 3.9 degrees warmer; nights 7.4 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

1,114mm

27% above national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

128 days/yr

23 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

20.1 MJ/m²

1.8 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

57%

9 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer4.3/10

25.3 - 30.3°C

792mm rain

Autumn6.9/10

22.7 - 28.2°C

144mm rain

Winter9.9/10

16.8 - 24.4°C

78mm rain

Spring8.2/10

22.1 - 27.9°C

100mm rain

Temperature

January has the warmest afternoons at 31.3 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 16.4 degrees.

Rainfall

1,114mm falls across 128 rain days. December is wettest (478mm), September driest (8mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 63 times.

Comfort window

July scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. February is the hardest month at 4.1/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Bowen with the national climate baseline.

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Bowen.

January4.3/10Challenging31.3°C max, 115mm rain February4.1/10Challenging30.2°C max, 198mm rain March5.2/10Variable29.7°C max, 88mm rain April7.1/10Good28.5°C max, 32mm rain May8.5/10Excellent26.4°C max, 25mm rain June9.7/10Excellent24.6°C max, 35mm rain July10.0/10Excellent23.8°C max, 11mm rain August10.0/10Excellent24.8°C max, 32mm rain September9.3/10Excellent26.7°C max, 8mm rain October8.3/10Excellent27.8°C max, 33mm rain November7.0/10Good29.2°C max, 59mm rain December4.6/10Variable29.5°C max, 478mm rain

Compare and Explore

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