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Whitehaven Beach
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Sea temperature by month
30-year averages (1996–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
64°F
68°F
72°F
75°F
79°F
82°F
86°F
90°F
January
82.6°F(81°F–84°F)
February
83.1°F(81°F–85°F)
March
82.1°F(80°F–84°F)
April
80.1°F(78°F–82°F)
May
77.0°F(75°F–79°F)
June
73.9°F(72°F–75°F)
July
71.8°F(70°F–74°F)
August
71.7°F(70°F–73°F)
September
73.7°F(72°F–75°F)
October
76.7°F(75°F–78°F)
November
79.4°F(78°F–81°F)
December
81.6°F(79°F–83°F)
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MinMin °F | 8180.6 | 8180.9 | 8080.0 | 7878.2 | 7574.9 | 7271.9 | 7069.5 | 7069.7 | 7271.8 | 7574.9 | 7878.1 | 7979.3 |
| AvgAvg °F | 8382.6 | 8383.1 | 8282.1 | 8080.1 | 7777.0 | 7473.9 | 7271.8 | 7271.7 | 7473.7 | 7776.7 | 7979.4 | 8281.6 |
| MaxMax °F | 8484.3 | 8584.6 | 8483.6 | 8281.5 | 7978.7 | 7575.2 | 7473.6 | 7373.4 | 7575.4 | 7878.0 | 8181.2 | 8383.0 |
Warmest in February (83.1°F). Coldest in August (71.7°F). Comfortable for swimming year-round.
About Whitehaven Beach
Whitehaven Beach unfurls along seven kilometres of Whitsunday Island inside the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, its sand a 98 percent silica powder that stays cool underfoot on the hottest days. At the northern tip, Hill Inlet braids that white sand with tidal turquoise into swirling patterns photographed from the lookout above, while Chalkies Beach across Solway Passage repeats the same silica strand with far fewer boats. Sea temperatures sit between 27 and 29 °C from December through April, with Hamilton Island airport thirty minutes away by boat.