How many sunny days does Mackay have per year?

Mackay averages approximately 291 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Mackay?

Mackay has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 4.9 µg/m³, classified as "Excellent" by WHO standards. Meets WHO guideline. Minimal health risk.

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Mackay · Australia

Name: Mackay, Australia
Address: Mackay, AU

A city in Australia.

Small city

123K

11m

09:46 UTC+10

AUD

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Mackay, Australia is a 123K-resident city with 291 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 4.9 µg/m³. A city in Australia.

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Climate Lab · Mackay

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	29	29	28	27	24	22	22	22	24	26	27	28	26
Daily mean°C	27	27	27	25	22	21	19	20	22	24	26	27	24
Daily low°C	26	25	25	23	18	17	16	18	20	22	24	25	22
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	35	35	33	31	27	27	24	27	29	32	33	35	31
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	30	29	29	25	21	20	18	20	22	26	28	29	25
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	24	23	22	18	12	11	8	11	14	18	20	23	17
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	78	77	75	77	72	76	72	74	71	73	73	76	75
Dewpoint°C	22.6	22.6	22.1	20.2	16.7	16.4	14.5	15.5	16.9	19.3	20.3	22.4	19.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	179	187	183	140	57	54	28	21	11	26	135	237	1258
Rain days≥1mm	19	18	21	15	16	7	7	4	1	7	10	18	143
Wind
Wind avgm/s	5.0	5.3	5.7	5.5	5.1	3.5	4.4	4.2	5.0	4.6	5.0	5.2	4.9
Wind gustsm/s	8.5	7.7	8.9	9.0	7.9	6.8	6.9	7.1	8.3	7.8	7.8	8.6	8.0
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	10.2	9.8	10.0	8.6	8.8	8.6	9.2	9.2	9.1	10.8	10.6	9.9	9.6
Clear skyindex	40%	54%	59%	52%	61%	56%	66%	82%	66%	75%	56%	56%	60%
UV indexmax avg	11.8	11.5	10.2	8.1	5.8	5.3	5.4	7.3	8.8	10.7	10.7	11.1	8.9

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Mackay

Mackay offers a solid outdoor season. January through February are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside is comfortable 7/12 months — impressive, while walking works 8/12 months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

7/12

Dinner Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

70Apr: 70% viability

71May: 71% viability

63Jun: 63% viability

48Jul: 48% viability

63Aug: 63% viability

77Sep: 77% viability

79Oct: 79% viability

75Nov: 75% viability

70Dec: 70% viability

7/12

Dinner Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

70Apr: 70% viability

71May: 71% viability

63Jun: 63% viability

48Jul: 48% viability

63Aug: 63% viability

77Sep: 77% viability

79Oct: 79% viability

75Nov: 75% viability

70Dec: 70% viability

67%

Cold

4/12

Lunch Outside

28Jan: 28% viability

26Feb: 26% viability

34Mar: 34% viability

45Apr: 45% viability

51May: 51% viability

74Jun: 74% viability

66Jul: 66% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

67Sep: 67% viability

62Oct: 62% viability

54Nov: 54% viability

37Dec: 37% viability

4/12

Lunch Outside

28Jan: 28% viability

26Feb: 26% viability

34Mar: 34% viability

45Apr: 45% viability

51May: 51% viability

74Jun: 74% viability

66Jul: 66% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

67Sep: 67% viability

62Oct: 62% viability

54Nov: 54% viability

37Dec: 37% viability

51%

Humid

8/12

Walking

48Jan: 48% viability

45Feb: 45% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

73Apr: 73% viability

90May: 90% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

97Aug: 97% viability

88Sep: 88% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

73Nov: 73% viability

47Dec: 47% viability

8/12

Walking

48Jan: 48% viability

45Feb: 45% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

73Apr: 73% viability

90May: 90% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

97Aug: 97% viability

88Sep: 88% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

73Nov: 73% viability

47Dec: 47% viability

74%

Humid

5/12

Running

24Jan: 24% viability

25Feb: 25% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

88May: 88% viability

96Jun: 96% viability

94Jul: 94% viability

95Aug: 95% viability

80Sep: 80% viability

57Oct: 57% viability

48Nov: 48% viability

24Dec: 24% viability

5/12

Running

24Jan: 24% viability

25Feb: 25% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

88May: 88% viability

96Jun: 96% viability

94Jul: 94% viability

95Aug: 95% viability

80Sep: 80% viability

57Oct: 57% viability

48Nov: 48% viability

24Dec: 24% viability

60%

Humid

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

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Climate Lab · Mackay

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	29	29	28	27	24	22	22	22	24	26	27	28	26
Daily mean°C	27	27	27	25	22	21	19	20	22	24	26	27	24
Daily low°C	26	25	25	23	18	17	16	18	20	22	24	25	22
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	35	35	33	31	27	27	24	27	29	32	33	35	31
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	30	29	29	25	21	20	18	20	22	26	28	29	25
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	24	23	22	18	12	11	8	11	14	18	20	23	17
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	78	77	75	77	72	76	72	74	71	73	73	76	75
Dewpoint°C	22.6	22.6	22.1	20.2	16.7	16.4	14.5	15.5	16.9	19.3	20.3	22.4	19.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	179	187	183	140	57	54	28	21	11	26	135	237	1258
Rain days≥1mm	19	18	21	15	16	7	7	4	1	7	10	18	143
Wind
Wind avgm/s	5.0	5.3	5.7	5.5	5.1	3.5	4.4	4.2	5.0	4.6	5.0	5.2	4.9
Wind gustsm/s	8.5	7.7	8.9	9.0	7.9	6.8	6.9	7.1	8.3	7.8	7.8	8.6	8.0
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	10.2	9.8	10.0	8.6	8.8	8.6	9.2	9.2	9.1	10.8	10.6	9.9	9.6
Clear skyindex	40%	54%	59%	52%	61%	56%	66%	82%	66%	75%	56%	56%	60%
UV indexmax avg	11.8	11.5	10.2	8.1	5.8	5.3	5.4	7.3	8.8	10.7	10.7	11.1	8.9

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Mackay

Mackay offers a solid outdoor season. January through February are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside is comfortable 7/12 months — impressive, while walking works 8/12 months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

7/12

Dinner Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

70Apr: 70% viability

71May: 71% viability

63Jun: 63% viability

48Jul: 48% viability

63Aug: 63% viability

77Sep: 77% viability

79Oct: 79% viability

75Nov: 75% viability

70Dec: 70% viability

7/12

Dinner Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

67Mar: 67% viability

70Apr: 70% viability

71May: 71% viability

63Jun: 63% viability

48Jul: 48% viability

63Aug: 63% viability

77Sep: 77% viability

79Oct: 79% viability

75Nov: 75% viability

70Dec: 70% viability

67%

Cold

4/12

Lunch Outside

28Jan: 28% viability

26Feb: 26% viability

34Mar: 34% viability

45Apr: 45% viability

51May: 51% viability

74Jun: 74% viability

66Jul: 66% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

67Sep: 67% viability

62Oct: 62% viability

54Nov: 54% viability

37Dec: 37% viability

4/12

Lunch Outside

28Jan: 28% viability

26Feb: 26% viability

34Mar: 34% viability

45Apr: 45% viability

51May: 51% viability

74Jun: 74% viability

66Jul: 66% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

67Sep: 67% viability

62Oct: 62% viability

54Nov: 54% viability

37Dec: 37% viability

51%

Humid

8/12

Walking

48Jan: 48% viability

45Feb: 45% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

73Apr: 73% viability

90May: 90% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

97Aug: 97% viability

88Sep: 88% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

73Nov: 73% viability

47Dec: 47% viability

8/12

Walking

48Jan: 48% viability

45Feb: 45% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

73Apr: 73% viability

90May: 90% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

97Aug: 97% viability

88Sep: 88% viability

80Oct: 80% viability

73Nov: 73% viability

47Dec: 47% viability

74%

Humid

5/12

Running

24Jan: 24% viability

25Feb: 25% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

88May: 88% viability

96Jun: 96% viability

94Jul: 94% viability

95Aug: 95% viability

80Sep: 80% viability

57Oct: 57% viability

48Nov: 48% viability

24Dec: 24% viability

5/12

Running

24Jan: 24% viability

25Feb: 25% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

60Apr: 60% viability

88May: 88% viability

96Jun: 96% viability

94Jul: 94% viability

95Aug: 95% viability

80Sep: 80% viability

57Oct: 57% viability

48Nov: 48% viability

24Dec: 24% viability

60%

Humid

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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