What is the best time to visit Winton?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Winton?

Winton has an annual Comfort Score of 4.9/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

What is the hottest month in Winton?

December is the hottest month in Winton with average daily highs reaching 39.0 degrees Celsius. The city records about 117 days above 35 degrees per year.

Winton Weather and Climate

Queensland, Australia (22.39°S, 143.04°E, 185m elevation) Hot semi-arid (BSh)

4.9/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: June (10.0/10). Ranked #186 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 4.9/10, ranked #186 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

20.4 - 32.2°C

Days 8.4 degrees warmer; nights 6.1 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

420mm

52% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

52 days/yr

53 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

21.8 MJ/m²

3.5 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

28%

20 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer1.8/10

25.6 - 36.2°C

311mm rain

Autumn5.9/10

20.5 - 31.1°C

57mm rain

Winter9.1/10

13.0 - 25.9°C

11mm rain

Spring2.7/10

22.7 - 35.5°C

41mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 39.0 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 11.6 degrees.

Rainfall

420mm falls across 52 rain days. January is wettest (200mm), August driest (0mm), so rainfall is relatively even month to month.

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 Winton 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 Winton.

January1.0/10Challenging35.9°C max, 200mm rain February3.3/10Challenging33.6°C max, 89mm rain March3.9/10Challenging34.0°C max, 44mm rain April6.3/10Good30.9°C max, 5mm rain May7.6/10Excellent28.5°C max, 8mm rain June10.0/10Excellent24.5°C max, 6mm rain July10.0/10Excellent23.4°C max, 4mm rain August7.2/10Good29.8°C max, 0mm rain September5.8/10Variable32.2°C max, 1mm rain October1.4/10Challenging37.0°C max, 1mm rain November1.0/10Challenging37.3°C max, 40mm rain December1.0/10Challenging39.0°C max, 22mm rain

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