What is the best time to visit Longreach?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Longreach?

Longreach 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 Longreach?

December is the hottest month in Longreach with average daily highs reaching 38.1 degrees Celsius. The city records about 134 days above 35 degrees per year.

Longreach Weather and Climate

Queensland, Australia (23.44°S, 144.25°E, 188m elevation) Hot desert (BWh)

4.8/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: June (10.0/10). Ranked #191 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

June is the sweet spot

June: 10.0/10. January: 1.0/10. Annual score 4.8/10, ranked #191 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

19.9 - 32.0°C

Days 8.2 degrees warmer; nights 5.6 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

303mm

65% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

44 days/yr

61 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

21.6 MJ/m²

3.3 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

27%

21 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer1.4/10

25.7 - 37.1°C

179mm rain

Autumn6.0/10

20.2 - 31.1°C

54mm rain

Winter8.9/10

11.8 - 24.9°C

37mm rain

Spring3.2/10

21.9 - 34.8°C

32mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 38.1 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 10.4 degrees.

Rainfall

303mm falls across 44 rain days. January is wettest (100mm), October driest (1mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 125 times.

Comfort window

June scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. January 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 Longreach 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 Longreach.

January1.0/10Challenging37.4°C max, 100mm rain February2.1/10Challenging35.7°C max, 63mm rain March3.3/10Challenging34.8°C max, 44mm rain April6.5/10Good30.6°C max, 6mm rain May8.1/10Excellent27.8°C max, 5mm rain June10.0/10Excellent23.9°C max, 18mm rain July9.1/10Excellent22.0°C max, 11mm rain August7.6/10Excellent28.8°C max, 8mm rain September6.3/10Good31.3°C max, 4mm rain October2.2/10Challenging36.3°C max, 1mm rain November1.0/10Challenging36.9°C max, 28mm rain December1.0/10Challenging38.1°C max, 16mm rain

Compare and Explore

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