Mackay Airport Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
30.5 30.2 29.5 27.7 25.3 23.3 22.7 23.9 26.1 28.5 29.7 30.8 27.3
Mean Min (°C)
23.2 23.2 22.1 19.6 15.8 12.9 11.5 12.0 14.9 18.3 20.5 22.3 17.9
Mean Rain (mm)
302.7 328.5 248.4 161.3 86.3 56.1 39.5 31.6 23.1 35.6 90.4 139.6 1527.4
Median Rain (mm)
277.0 320.8 137.9 109.0 68.5 47.9 13.1 20.4 12.2 31.5 56.3 94.2 1348.6
Mean Rain Days
16.4 17.9 17.0 15.0 12.0 9.8 8.4 6.6 5.5 6.2 8.5 11.4 132.6

Mackay Airport Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
36.9 37.3 35.4 33.6 31.4 32.0 30.1 32.1 35.4 38.5 39.7 38.2 39.7
Low Max (°C)
24.0 24.9 23.4 20.4 15.6 13.3 13.2 16.8 19.4 22.7 21.0 24.1 13.2
High Min (°C)
28.0 27.4 28.2 25.6 23.0 22.7 21.0 21.2 22.6 25.4 26.7 27.0 28.2
Low Min (°C)
16.5 18.0 14.2 7.8 3.8 1.7 -0.4 2.0 4.7 9.5 12.8 15.6 -0.4
High Rain (mm)
510.8 386.1 206.8 305.3 318.8 72.6 78.6 104.0 164.8 159.0 227.4 132.6 510.8

Mackay Airport Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
33.0 31.8 31.2 29.1 27.9 25.1 24.9 26.3 28.8 31.0 32.5 33.8 28.5
Low Mn. Max (°C)
28.7 28.0 28.2 26.3 23.7 20.7 20.7 21.4 23.5 25.9 26.8 28.4 25.7
High Mn. Min (°C)
24.8 24.4 23.4 21.0 18.7 15.9 16.1 14.5 19.0 20.1 22.1 24.0 19.2
Low Mn. Min (°C)
21.5 21.9 20.8 16.3 12.6 10.0 7.5 9.0 10.8 16.4 18.3 21.2 16.6
High Rain (mm)
1193.9 1287.8 886.7 842.2 537.3 287.6 266.1 230.0 289.2 201.4 446.6 669.0 3522.6
Low Rain (mm)
36.6 65.2 5.2 10.2 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 710.8

Mackay Airport Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Mackay Airport annual climate

Mackay Airport Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≥ 35°C
0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.9
≥ 30°C
18.8 16.0 10.9 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 6.6 12.8 20.6 88.4
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Mackay Airport 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
31.9 31.7 30.7 29.1 26.9 25.1 24.3 25.8 28.1 30.5 31.5 32.9 30.6
Low Max
28.4 28.1 27.8 26.3 23.4 20.9 20.6 21.5 23.4 26.1 27.8 28.4 23.0
High Min
24.9 24.8 23.9 21.9 19.3 17.3 16.1 16.3 18.9 21.8 23.2 24.5 23.3
Low Min
21.1 21.5 19.8 16.7 11.3 7.3 6.0 7.2 10.8 14.4 17.5 19.7 11.1

Mackay Airport Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
37 37 36 36 38 39 38 39 39 38 36 37 36.0
Earliest Entry
1951 1951 1951 1951 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
37 36 37 36 39 38 38 39 38 39 36 38 36.0
Earliest Entry
1951 1951 1951 1951 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
38 37 38 37 39 39 39 39 39 39 35 38 37.0
Earliest Entry
1951 1951 1951 1951 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2024

Station Details

MACKAY AERO
Central Coast, Queensland
21.1706°S 149.1794°E 6m AMSL
Commenced 1950

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