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Weather

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Monthly Averages
Month
High
Low
Dec
85°F 29°C
74°F 23°C
Jan
86°F 30°C
74°F 23°C
Feb
86°F 30°C
74°F 23°C
Mar
86°F 30°C
72°F 22°C
Apr
83°F 28°C
68°F 20°C
May
80°F 26°C
62°F 16°C
Extended Forecast
Wednesday
Dec 16
Hi:
86°F 30°C
Lo:
77°F 25°C
Thursday
Dec 17
Hi:
86°F 30°C
Lo:
73°F 22°C
Friday
Dec 18
Hi:
87°F 30°C
Lo:
75°F 23°C

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Sep 20, 2009

We stayed on Magnetic Island for two nights, not nearly enough time to take everything in, but we did as much as we could during our limited stay. We could definitely have used 2 more nights. But we...more

5 of 5 stars
scotland
Sep 2, 2009

A wonderful place to relax. Amazing birds and animals - we were hand feeding rock wallabies in the back garden and even saw 3 koalas in the wild. Lovely place for walks and weather. more

5 of 5 stars
Sydney, Australia
Nov 12, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Hi,I am a former resident of Townsville,moving to Sydney in the 70's.I have since returned to Townsville twice in the last 3 years. I returned from Townsville in November 2008 with much elation and...more

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