Average Weather in Bowen Australia

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In Bowen, the wet season is oppressive and partly cloudy, the dry season is humid and mostly clear, and it is warm and windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 57°F to 86°F and is rarely below 48°F or above 90°F.

The hot season lasts for 4.8 months, from November 6 to March 30, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest day of the year is December 18, with an average high of 86°F and low of 74°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 2 to August 27, with an average daily high temperature below 76°F. The coldest day of the year is July 30, with an average low of 57°F and high of 74°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Bowen, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Bowen begins around April 1 and lasts for 8.2 months, ending around December 6. On September 15, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 17% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around December 6 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around April 1. On January 24, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 65% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 35% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Bowen varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.6 months, from December 1 to March 19, with a greater than 21% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 40% on February 17.

The drier season lasts 8.4 months, from March 19 to December 1. The smallest chance of a wet day is 3% on September 21.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 40% on February 17.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Bowen experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.3 months, from October 15 to July 24, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around February 4, with an average total accumulation of 6.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from July 24 to October 15. The least rain falls around September 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Bowen varies over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 10 hours, 55 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:18 AM on November 27, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 25 minutes later at 6:42 AM on July 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:34 PM on June 5, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 18 minutes later at 6:52 PM on January 17.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Bowen during 2017.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Bowen experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.2 months, from September 25 to June 2, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 32% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is February 10, with muggy conditions 99% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is August 3, with muggy conditions 9% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Bowen experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from January 17 to May 24, with average wind speeds of more than 6.3 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is March 26, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.8 months, from May 24 to January 17. The calmest day of the year is September 6, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Bowen is from the east throughout the year.

Bowen is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 4.1 months, from November 30 to April 4, with an average temperature above 81°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is February 6, with an average temperature of 83°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.8 months, from June 18 to September 13, with an average temperature below 74°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is August 1, with an average temperature of 71°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from September 25 to January 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest day of the year is November 23, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 4 to July 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.1 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 10, with an average of 4.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bowen are -20.014 deg latitude, 148.248 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bowen contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 190 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 13 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,322 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,451 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bowen is covered by water (31%), sparse vegetation (22%), artificial surfaces (19%), and trees (19%), within 10 miles by water (58%) and sparse vegetation (23%), and within 50 miles by water (52%) and sparse vegetation (27%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Bowen, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Proserpine Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Bowen.

At a distance of 62 kilometers from Bowen, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Bowen according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.