Beach
Shelly Beach
Queensland · Australia · Coral Sea
-19.1812, 146.7519 · Bushland Beach, 8 km
- 29°Sea · February
- 29°High · February
- 9.5 hSunshine · October
Your month at the beach
Shelly Beach in January
- 29°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 7.8 hSunshine a day
- 19 daysRainy days in the month184 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in February
- 29°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 7.2 hSunshine a day
- 19 daysRainy days in the month216 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in March
- 28°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.8 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month143 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in April
- 27°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 7.0 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month55 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in May
- 25°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 6.7 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month34 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in June
- 24°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 23°CSea temperature
- 6.3 hSunshine a day
- 6 daysRainy days in the month25 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in July
- 23°CAir, daytime high19°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 7.2 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month22 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in August
- 23°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 8.3 hSunshine a day
- 3 daysRainy days in the month12 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in September
- 25°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 9.1 hSunshine a day
- 3 daysRainy days in the month13 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in October
- 26°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 9.5 hSunshine a day
- 5 daysRainy days in the month21 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in November
- 27°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 9.5 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month39 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Shelly Beach in December
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.0 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month78 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 0Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Shelly Beach ↗
- 8 kmAirport: Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville (TSV)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville (TSV) ↗
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 30.3 °C — 1.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °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 29.5 °C — 0.4 °C above 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 29.4 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.4 °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.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 27.9 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.0 °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.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 25.5 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.4 °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 23.3 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.6 °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 22.6 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 22.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 22.9 °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 22.9 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 22.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.4 °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 24.5 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 24.8 °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 — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.2 °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 29.0 °C — 1.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.4 °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 28.7 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.6 °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 h184 mm
- Feb29°7 h216 mm
- Mar28°7 h143 mm
- Apr27°7 h55 mm
- May25°7 h34 mm
- Jun23°6 h25 mm
- Jul22°7 h22 mm
- Aug22°8 h12 mm
- Sep24°9 h13 mm
- Oct26°10 h21 mm
- Nov27°10 h39 mm
- Dec28°9 h78 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 Shelly 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 | 27 | 29 | 184 | 19 | 7.8 | 20 |
| Februarywarmest sea | 29 | 27 | 29 | 216 | 19 | 7.2 | 19 |
| March | 28 | 26 | 28 | 143 | 16 | 6.8 | 21 |
| April | 27 | 24 | 27 | 55 | 12 | 7.0 | 22 |
| May | 25 | 22 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 6.7 | 21 |
| June | 24 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 6.3 | 20 |
| July | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 7.2 | 19 |
| August | 23 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 8.3 | 18 |
| September | 25 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 9.1 | 18 |
| October | 26 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 9.5 | 20 |
| November | 27 | 25 | 27 | 39 | 8 | 9.5 | 19 |
| December | 29 | 26 | 28 | 78 | 12 | 9.0 | 19 |
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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 | 24 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 14 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 24 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 |
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