Beach
Wongaling Beach
Queensland · Australia · Coral Sea
-17.9048, 146.0975 · Wongaling Beach, 1 km
- 29°Sea · February
- 29°High · December
- 9.7 hSunshine · October
Your month at the beach
Wongaling Beach in January
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 7.8 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month254 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in February
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 7.7 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month305 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in March
- 28°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.7 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month279 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in April
- 27°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 6.9 hSunshine a day
- 19 daysRainy days in the month137 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in May
- 25°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 6.5 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month75 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in June
- 24°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 5.8 hSunshine a day
- 11 daysRainy days in the month49 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in July
- 23°CAir, daytime high19°C at night
- 23°CSea temperature
- 6.6 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month43 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in August
- 24°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 23°CSea temperature
- 7.9 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month23 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in September
- 26°CAir, daytime high21°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 9.2 hSunshine a day
- 5 daysRainy days in the month25 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in October
- 27°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 9.7 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month42 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in November
- 28°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 9.7 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month64 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Wongaling Beach in December
- 29°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.2 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month116 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- LifeguardedLifeguardsUsually only in the bathing season · OpenStreetMap
- 56Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 120 kmAirport: Cairns International Airport (CNS)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access.
January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 30.1 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 29.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 29.2 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 28.1 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 25.9 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 24.1 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 23.4 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 22.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 23.7 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 24.9 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 26.9 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 28.9 °C — 1.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 29.1 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan29°8 h254 mm
- Feb29°8 h305 mm
- Mar28°7 h279 mm
- Apr27°7 h137 mm
- May25°6 h75 mm
- Jun24°6 h49 mm
- Jul23°7 h43 mm
- Aug23°8 h23 mm
- Sep24°9 h25 mm
- Oct26°10 h42 mm
- Nov27°10 h64 mm
- Dec28°9 h116 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Wongaling Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 26 | 29 | 254 | 22 | 7.8 | 12 |
| Februarywarmest sea | 29 | 26 | 29 | 305 | 22 | 7.7 | 12 |
| March | 28 | 25 | 28 | 279 | 21 | 6.7 | 14 |
| April | 27 | 24 | 27 | 137 | 19 | 6.9 | 15 |
| May | 25 | 22 | 25 | 75 | 15 | 6.5 | 15 |
| June | 24 | 20 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 5.8 | 15 |
| July | 23 | 19 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 6.6 | 14 |
| August | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 7.9 | 13 |
| September | 26 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 9.2 | 13 |
| October | 27 | 22 | 26 | 42 | 8 | 9.7 | 13 |
| November | 28 | 24 | 27 | 64 | 10 | 9.7 | 13 |
| December | 29 | 25 | 28 | 116 | 16 | 9.2 | 12 |
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Photos
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 19 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 4 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 19 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |