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| Sailing
Whitsunday >
Whitsunday
Islands Weather
The
waters of the Whitsunday Islands are sheltered by the
Great Barrier Reef further offshore, therefore offering
great conditions for sailing and diving virtually all
year round. The exception being if a cyclone develops
offshore and then we can get some reasonably strong winds
of between 25 to 35 knots inshore. Obviously if the cyclone
comes close then the winds can become destructive. The
cyclone season is officially from December to April but
have come earlier and a little later. The Whitsunday's
last serious cyclone was in 1970 (Cyclone Ada) so the
chances of your holiday and a cyclone coinciding are remote.
More info on Ada here.
Basically Northern Australia has two distinct seasons,
the dry season and the wet season. The wet season generally
runs from December to March and the dry season the rest
of the year although it seems the last few years we get
most of our rain in the later half of January and it's
always raining at Easter in the Whitsunday's.
Seasonal Chart of Whitsunday Islands
Weather
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Mar |
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Sep |
Oct |
Nov
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Dec |
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Season |
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| Wet
Season |
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| Dry
Season |
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| Stinger
Season |
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| Max Temp |
30.5 |
30.2 |
29.6 |
28.1 |
26.0 |
23.4 |
23.1 |
24.3 |
25.9 |
27.5 |
29.5 |
30.4 |
| Min Temp |
24.8 |
24.9 |
24.1 |
22.7 |
20.4 |
17.1 |
16.6 |
17.4 |
19.2 |
21.3 |
23.4 |
24.5 |
| Rain Fall |
253 |
278 |
314 |
150 |
145 |
62 |
45 |
24 |
15 |
40 |
58 |
114 |
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