GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Townsville
Australia
Townsville had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Townsville
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of July |
Frost dates near Townsville
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 283 km | — | — |
| Rockhampton | 597 km | — | — |
| Toowoomba | 1,061 km | — | — |
| Brisbane | 1,111 km | — | — |
| Gold Coast | 1,182 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Townsville
Within 15 km of Townsville OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery and 1 market (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest plant nursery to the city centre is Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Nursery, 5 km away.
- Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Nursery — plant nursery
Fri–Sat 08:00- 14:00 · 5 km - Willows Rotary Markets — market
Sun 07:30–11:30 · 12 km · townsvillerotarymarkets.com.au
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Townsville: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Townsville by month
Average weather in Townsville over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (24.6–30.9 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: November–March (30–30.9 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 15.3 °C. About 1542 mm of rain falls in a year, on 113 days; February is the wettest month (392 mm) and September the driest (11 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.6 | 24.5 | 371 | 19 |
| February | 30.9 | 24.2 | 392 | 17 |
| March | 30 | 23.7 | 237 | 18 |
| April | 28.9 | 21.3 | 106 | 11 |
| May | 26.9 | 18.5 | 48 | 6 |
| June | 25.1 | 16.1 | 31 | 5 |
| July | 24.6 | 15.3 | 43 | 4 |
| August | 25.6 | 15.9 | 22 | 2 |
| September | 27.5 | 18.6 | 11 | 2 |
| October | 29.2 | 21.7 | 43 | 6 |
| November | 30.4 | 23.5 | 61 | 9 |
| December | 30.8 | 24.2 | 177 | 14 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
