Bundaberg weather in July

In July, Bundaberg sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 28 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bundaberg's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bundaberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:38 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Bundaberg is city in Queensland, Australia.

Founded
1870

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bundaberg reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Bundaberg weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°11412.713.45.4
Feb29° / 23°13413.212.95.2
Mar28° / 22°9811.612.26.2
Apr26° / 19°558.211.47.2
May24° / 17°527.210.87.7
Jun22° / 14°485.410.57.7
Jul21° / 13°283.410.68.0
Aug22° / 13°273.511.18.3
Sep24° / 16°254.311.88.5
Oct25° / 19°57612.67.8
Nov27° / 21°517.613.27.1
Dec28° / 22°9710.313.56.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bundaberg gets around 28 mm of rain over 3.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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214
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513
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269
279
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309
319

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1573571
2573571
3573571
4573571
5573571
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8583471
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:405:08
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
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203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bundaberg

In seasonPeak

None of Bundaberg's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bundaberg sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Bundaberg's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Bundaberg?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Bundaberg for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bundaberg in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Bundaberg sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 3 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Bundaberg in July

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug20Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Bundaberg in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bundaberg peaks around February 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bundaberg?

Bundaberg sits at 24.9°S, 152.3°E, 17 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hervey Bay, 63 km away.

Topography around Bundaberg

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bundaberg.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bundaberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Bundaberg is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
710 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Hervey Bay 63 km · Maryborough 83 km · Gympie 151 km · Gladstone 158 km · Noosa 185 km · Sunshine Coast 212 km · Maroochydore 213 km · Buderim 214 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bundaberg (-24.8662°, 152.3479°, elevation 17 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).