What is the best time to visit Cloncurry?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Cloncurry?

Cloncurry has an annual Comfort Score of 4.8/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

What is the hottest month in Cloncurry?

December is the hottest month in Cloncurry with average daily highs reaching 37.9 degrees Celsius. The city records about 101 days above 35 degrees per year.

Cloncurry Weather and Climate

Queensland, Australia (20.71°S, 140.51°E, 196m elevation) Tropical savanna (Aw)

4.8/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: July (10.0/10). Ranked #192 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. November: 1.0/10. Annual score 4.8/10, ranked #192 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

20.9 - 32.0°C

Days 8.2 degrees warmer; nights 6.6 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

729mm

17% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

68 days/yr

37 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

21.4 MJ/m²

3.1 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

31%

17 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer2.1/10

24.9 - 34.6°C

564mm rain

Autumn5.9/10

20.8 - 31.0°C

92mm rain

Winter8.9/10

14.2 - 26.8°C

11mm rain

Spring2.4/10

23.8 - 35.8°C

63mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 37.9 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 12.7 degrees.

Rainfall

729mm falls across 68 rain days. January is wettest (322mm), August driest (0mm), so rainfall is relatively even month to month.

Comfort window

July scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. November is the hardest month at 1.0/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Cloncurry 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 Cloncurry.

January1.7/10Challenging34.3°C max, 322mm rain February3.6/10Challenging31.6°C max, 193mm rain March4.2/10Challenging32.7°C max, 84mm rain April6.3/10Good31.1°C max, 2mm rain May7.2/10Good29.2°C max, 5mm rain June9.8/10Excellent25.4°C max, 7mm rain July10.0/10Excellent24.6°C max, 4mm rain August6.9/10Good30.3°C max, 0mm rain September5.2/10Variable32.9°C max, 1mm rain October1.1/10Challenging37.2°C max, 2mm rain November1.0/10Challenging37.2°C max, 59mm rain December1.0/10Challenging37.9°C max, 49mm rain

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