Weather

This would be the most asked question when people are thinking about a Bareboat Holiday!! The weather is always fickle and generalisations are difficult to substantiate. Although we can not predict the weather – we can offer the following observations…

January – March

April – May

August – September


Wet season

Windiest months

Driest months

Whitsunday Climate Information
Temperature °
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Average Maximum 29.7 29.2 28.3 26.6 24.1 22.0 21.2 22.6 25.1 27.3 28.9 29.5
Average Minimum 23.1 23.0 21.9 19.7 16.4 13.5 12.2 13.7 16.1 19.5 21.6 22.5
Water Temperature 28.0 28.0 27.0 26.0 24.0 22.0 21.0 23.0 26.0 26.0 27.0 28.0
Wind Strength
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
0 - 11 Knots 55% 42% 47% 44% 47% 64% 65% 61% 63% 54% 56% 54%
12 - 16 Knots 29% 34% 29% 28% 33% 25% 27% 26% 22% 33% 28% 30%
17 - 22 Knots 9% 19% 16% 20% 15% 9% 6% 10% 12% 11% 12% 12%
23+ Knots 6% 6% 8% 8% 5% 1% 1% 2% 3% 3% 4% 5%

1 Knot = 1.852km