Slade Point Weather in February
Slade Point in February
The short of it: Slade Point in February averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 301 mm (11.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 24° · rain 301 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Slade Point an average February high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 301 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 301 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 49 min in mid-February, 28 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Slade Point runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Mackay Harbour, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
February in Slade Point, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 19 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay HarbourQueensland | 4 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 349 mm |
| Blacks BeachQueensland | 4 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 340 mm |
| AndergroveQueensland | 4 km WSW | 30° | 24° | 340 mm |
| Rural ViewQueensland | 6 km W | 30° | 24° | 408 mm |
| BeaconsfieldQueensland | 6 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 414 mm |
| EimeoQueensland | 7 km NW | 30° | 24° | 360 mm |
| North MackayQueensland | 7 km SW | 31° | 24° | 389 mm |
| Mount PleasantQueensland | 8 km SW | 31° | 24° | 414 mm |