Best time to visit Whitsundays for good weather

Best match

Stinger season ends — first full month of open-water swimming since November.

#1 for good weather

Best match

Best all-round month — 26°C, dry, calm, whales departing, crowds easing.

#2 for good weather

Best match

Shoulder sweet spot — 26°C, calm seas, low crowds before the July peak.

#3 for good weather

Best match

Last dry-season window — 28°C, light winds, prices ease before stinger return.

#4 for good weather

Best match

Hamilton Island Race Week takes over the islands — Audi sponsorship, A-list yachts.

#5 for good weather

Strong option

Peak dry season — 25mm rain, 9 hours sun, every charter and resort full.

#6 for good weather

Strong option

Build-up begins — humid, first storms, but rates at their lowest before Christmas.

#7 for good weather

Strong option

Dry season begins — trade winds settle, sailing starts, Easter the only spike.

#8 for good weather

Worth considering

Wet-season tail — still humid and stormy, but cyclone risk easing late month.

#9 for good weather

Worth considering

School holidays start — resorts fill, wet season properly arrives, cyclone watch live.

#10 for good weather

Avoid

Wettest month — 280mm, peak cyclone risk, but rates collapse and reef colours pop.

#11 for good weather

Avoid

Wet-season peak — 240mm rain, cyclone risk, but school holidays fill resorts.

#12 for good weather