What is the best time to visit Emerald?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, August is the best month to visit Emerald, Queensland, scoring 9.6 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Emerald?

Emerald has an annual Comfort Score of 6.4/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Emerald Weather and Climate

Queensland, Australia (23.53°S, 148.16°E, 182m elevation) Hot semi-arid (BSh)

6.4/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: August (9.6/10). Ranked #102 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

August is the sweet spot

August: 9.6/10. January: 2.9/10. Annual score 6.4/10, ranked #102 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

17.7 - 29.1°C

Days 5.3 degrees warmer; nights 3.4 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

607mm

31% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

69 days/yr

36 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

20.2 MJ/m²

1.9 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

38%

10 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer3.6/10

22.9 - 33.4°C

337mm rain

Autumn7.2/10

18.1 - 28.8°C

83mm rain

Winter8.9/10

11.1 - 22.8°C

80mm rain

Spring6.0/10

18.6 - 31.4°C

106mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 34.6 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 10.2 degrees.

Rainfall

607mm falls across 69 rain days. January is wettest (176mm), September driest (1mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 251 times.

Comfort window

August scores 9.6/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. January is the hardest month at 2.9/10.

Planning cue

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

January2.9/10Challenging33.7°C max, 176mm rain February4.9/10Variable31.9°C max, 75mm rain March5.0/10Variable31.8°C max, 48mm rain April7.4/10Good28.6°C max, 28mm rain May9.1/10Excellent26.1°C max, 8mm rain June8.8/10Excellent22.1°C max, 32mm rain July8.2/10Excellent20.9°C max, 25mm rain August9.6/10Excellent25.3°C max, 22mm rain September8.5/10Excellent28.3°C max, 1mm rain October5.8/10Variable31.9°C max, 9mm rain November3.6/10Challenging33.9°C max, 97mm rain December3.0/10Challenging34.6°C max, 87mm rain

Compare and Explore

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