July is one of the cooler months of the year in Townsville, with average highs near 22.9°C and lows around 19.3°C (mean 21.1°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 22 mm of rainfall and 72% relative humidity across the period.
July is one of the cooler months of the year in Townsville. Across 45 years of records, the warmest July in Townsville was 2010 — when the month averaged 22.5°C — while the coldest was 1985 at 19.3°C. Typical July days reach 22.9°C with nights near 19.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
July is one of the drier months in Townsville, averaging 22 mm of rainfall. The wettest July on record was 2008 with 89 mm, while the driest was 1995 at 2 mm.
Relative humidity in Townsville during July averages 72%. The most humid July was 2010 at 79%, and the least humid was 1996 at 63%.
July receives about 4.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Townsville. The sunniest Julys were 2007 and 2009 at 4.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1984 at 3.4.
Average wind speed in Townsville during July is 4.5 m/s. The windiest July was 2003 at 5.6 m/s, while the calmest was 1995 at 3.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 20.6°C | 21.2°C | 21.0°C | 21.3°C | 21.5°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg High | 22.5°C | 22.9°C | 22.8°C | 23.1°C | 23.3°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Low | 18.9°C | 19.4°C | 19.1°C | 19.7°C | 19.6°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 26 mm | 15 mm | 22 mm | 19 mm | 31 mm | +5 mm |
July temperatures in Townsville have risen by about 1.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
July has ranged from a record low of 12.6°C (1983) to a record high of 27.7°C (1995).
Rainfall in July is one of the drier months, averaging 22 mm, with a wettest year of 89 mm.
One of the best times to visit Townsville
July is one of the best times to visit Townsville. Expect days averaging 22.9°C and nights around 19.3°C (mean 21.1°C) — cooler than Townsville's yearly average — with low rainfall (22 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.6°C | 22.0°C | 20.3°C | 25.6°C | 15.1°C | 12 mm | 75% | 3.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 23.4°C | 21.6°C | 19.8°C | 25.6°C | 15.0°C | 7 mm | 70% | 4.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 24.0°C | 22.3°C | 20.5°C | 26.5°C | 16.3°C | 57 mm | 76% | 5.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 21.4°C | 19.4°C | 17.4°C | 23.3°C | 13.4°C | 67 mm | 77% | 4.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 24.1°C | 22.4°C | 20.6°C | 26.5°C | 18.4°C | 8 mm | 72% | 3.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 23.0°C | 21.0°C | 18.9°C | 24.7°C | 15.6°C | 36 mm | 70% | 4.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 22.7°C | 21.0°C | 19.3°C | 23.9°C | 15.6°C | 14 mm | 75% | 4.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 23.3°C | 21.7°C | 20.2°C | 26.0°C | 16.8°C | 10 mm | 73% | 4.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 23.8°C | 22.4°C | 21.1°C | 26.0°C | 17.5°C | 6 mm | 74% | 4.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 24.0°C | 22.2°C | 20.4°C | 25.6°C | 16.1°C | 38 mm | 76% | 4.3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2015 | 23.0°C | 21.2°C | 19.5°C | 24.8°C | 15.2°C | 4 mm | 72% | 4.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2014 | 22.5°C | 20.7°C | 18.9°C | 24.2°C | 15.8°C | 7 mm | 70% | 4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 23.3°C | 21.6°C | 19.9°C | 24.5°C | 15.8°C | 15 mm | 77% | 5.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2012 | 21.8°C | 19.9°C | 18.0°C | 23.6°C | 14.3°C | 73 mm | 79% | 4.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2011 | 22.2°C | 20.2°C | 18.2°C | 23.1°C | 15.2°C | 5 mm | 73% | 4.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2010 🔥 | 23.9°C | 22.5°C | 21.1°C | 25.3°C | 19.2°C | 15 mm | 79% | 4.8 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2009 | 23.5°C | 21.6°C | 19.8°C | 25.9°C | 15.6°C | 3 mm | 68% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2008 🌧️ | 22.2°C | 20.4°C | 18.7°C | 23.8°C | 13.3°C | 89 mm | 74% | 4.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2007 | 21.5°C | 19.4°C | 17.2°C | 23.7°C | 13.3°C | 3 mm | 68% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2006 | 22.6°C | 20.9°C | 19.2°C | 24.1°C | 15.5°C | 36 mm | 77% | 4.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 23.4°C | 21.6°C | 19.8°C | 26.3°C | 15.2°C | 49 mm | 73% | 5.4 m/s | 4 |
| 2004 | 23.1°C | 21.5°C | 19.8°C | 24.6°C | 14.6°C | 16 mm | 71% | 4.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2003 | 23.5°C | 21.7°C | 19.8°C | 25.5°C | 15.7°C | 13 mm | 71% | 5.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2002 | 23.0°C | 21.2°C | 19.4°C | 24.9°C | 16.2°C | 3 mm | 65% | 4.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 23.5°C | 21.5°C | 19.4°C | 25.0°C | 16.0°C | 7 mm | 65% | 4.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2000 | 22.0°C | 20.0°C | 18.1°C | 23.6°C | 14.5°C | 2 mm | 68% | 3.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 22.6°C | 20.7°C | 18.8°C | 25.1°C | 15.8°C | 20 mm | 71% | 4.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 23.7°C | 22.2°C | 20.6°C | 25.7°C | 15.4°C | 16 mm | 76% | 4.6 m/s | 4 |
| 1997 | 22.3°C | 20.7°C | 19.1°C | 23.4°C | 16.9°C | 7 mm | 77% | 5.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 23.5°C | 21.4°C | 19.3°C | 26.5°C | 15.6°C | 21 mm | 63% | 4.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1995 | 23.7°C | 21.7°C | 19.7°C | 27.7°C | 17.0°C | 2 mm | 68% | 3.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 22.4°C | 20.8°C | 19.2°C | 24.7°C | 16.3°C | 20 mm | 71% | 5.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1993 | 23.3°C | 21.9°C | 20.5°C | 25.1°C | 18.5°C | 32 mm | 78% | 4.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1992 | 22.7°C | 20.9°C | 19.1°C | 25.2°C | 14.9°C | 8 mm | 70% | 4.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1991 | 23.1°C | 21.2°C | 19.3°C | 26.0°C | 16.6°C | 9 mm | 64% | 4.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 22.0°C | 20.3°C | 18.7°C | 23.8°C | 13.0°C | 13 mm | 78% | 4.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1989 | 21.7°C | 20.0°C | 18.3°C | 24.2°C | 13.8°C | 35 mm | 77% | 4.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1988 | 23.0°C | 21.3°C | 19.7°C | 24.7°C | 16.4°C | 51 mm | 76% | 4.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1987 | 22.7°C | 20.8°C | 19.0°C | 24.5°C | 16.1°C | 17 mm | 68% | 4.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1986 | 23.6°C | 22.1°C | 20.6°C | 25.4°C | 15.8°C | 11 mm | 75% | 4.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1985 ❄️ | 21.4°C | 19.3°C | 17.3°C | 23.4°C | 13.5°C | 26 mm | 71% | 4.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1984 | 22.4°C | 20.3°C | 18.3°C | 23.8°C | 13.0°C | 52 mm | 71% | 4.4 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1983 | 21.9°C | 20.0°C | 18.1°C | 24.0°C | 12.6°C | 3 mm | 74% | 4.9 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 22.2°C | 20.1°C | 18.1°C | 24.4°C | 14.8°C | 5 mm | 64% | 4.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 23.4°C | 21.9°C | 20.4°C | 24.7°C | 16.0°C | 33 mm | 75% | 4.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded July data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in July is around 22.9°C with lows near 19.3°C (mean 21.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
July averages 22 mm of rainfall in Townsville, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 89 mm in 2008.
The hottest July reached 27.7°C in 1995. The coldest dipped to 12.6°C in 1983.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average July temperatures have risen by about 1.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 22.3°C to 23.3°C and overnight lows from 18.4°C to 19.7°C over the same span.
July is one of the cooler months of the year in Townsville and one of the drier months, so plan for around 22.9°C daytime highs and 19.3°C at night.
Yes — July is the coldest month of the year in Townsville, averaging 21.1°C.
For July in Townsville, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 22.9°C and lows of 19.3°C.
Relative humidity in July averages 72% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in July is 4.5 m/s. The windiest July on record averaged 5.6 m/s (2003).
The wettest July on record was 2008 with 89 mm. On average, July sees 22 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Townsville behaves each July, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for July specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
