Weather and Climate

In the Whitsundays, the traditional Climate seasons have blurry edges, but the 'wet' season is from January-March, the windiest months are March-May,
the driest months are August-September. From late September onwards the trade winds abate and the best cruising weather in the Whitsundays is from September to early November.

At any time of the year though, you can almost always be assured of having enough wind for a pleasant sail.

The weather is pleasant almost any time in the Whitsundays, with average temperatures rarely above 30 degrees in summer and below 20 degrees in winter.
You can swim year-round. The trade winds are re-established after the summer monsoon in April-May, providing brisk sailing for the most part throughout the winter; the weather is generally more settled after June and the winds get progressively lighter after mid September.