Sunshine Atlas

Toowoomba weather by month & the best time to visit

Australia · regional city · humid subtropical climate

Toowoomba, Australia
Toowoomba — photo by Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Toowoomba is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with May and August close behind. Toowoomba averages about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 28 mm of rain in April.

When is the best time to visit Toowoomba?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Toowoomba is April, then May and August. The dullest month is June (76/100, 39 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Toowoomba?

Toowoomba is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year. April (93/100) is noticeably better than June (76). It ranks #51 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 42% of the annual 668 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 81February: 82March: 83April: 9393May: 93June: 76July: 79August: 93September: 93October: 86November: 85December: 80JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January81 31° / 88°F18° / 64°F 94 mm12
February82 30° / 86°F18° / 64°F 87 mm11
March83 28° / 82°F16° / 61°F 80 mm10
April93 25° / 77°F13° / 55°F 28 mm7
May93 21° / 70°F9° / 48°F 28 mm5
June76 18° / 64°F7° / 45°F 39 mm4
July79 18° / 64°F5° / 41°F 20 mm4
August93 20° / 68°F6° / 43°F 27 mm5
September93 25° / 77°F9° / 48°F 29 mm7
October86 28° / 82°F12° / 54°F 64 mm9
November85 30° / 86°F15° / 59°F 72 mm11
December80 31° / 88°F17° / 63°F 100 mm11

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Toowoomba: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Toowoomba?

Toowoomba is a regional city in Australia at 439 m elevation with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Toowoomba get a year?

Toowoomba gets about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around April.

When is the best time to visit Toowoomba?

The sunniest time to visit Toowoomba is April, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 93/100 (with May and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F.

What is the least sunny month in Toowoomba?

June is the least sunny month in Toowoomba, scoring 76/100 with about 39 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Toowoomba?

The typical midday UV index in Toowoomba peaks around 12 (extreme) in January, easing to about 4 (moderate) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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