Mount Isa in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (wet season: highs near 37°C (99°F), humidity, flooded roads).Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (wet season: highs near 99°F (37°C), humidity, flooded roads).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatInside Mount Isa's best window: May–Sep (dry, cool nights, highs in the mid-20s to low 30s).
• JuneGreatInside Mount Isa's best window: May–Sep (dry, cool nights, highs in the mid-20s to low 30s).
• JulyGreatInside Mount Isa's best window: May–Sep (dry, cool nights, highs in the mid-20s to low 30s).
• AugustGreatInside Mount Isa's best window: May–Sep (dry, cool nights, highs in the mid-20s to low 30s).

• Mount IsaHighs around 36 °C (97 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 97 °F (36 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 9 days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year big impact

  31 Dec – 1 Jan · Australia

  Sydney Harbour fireworks: vantage points ticketed or claimed from morning; beds book out months ahead.

• Summer school holidays big impact

  Mid-Dec to late Jan · Australia

  Coast, campsites, ferries and Tasmania fill; prices peak.

Crowds · Australia overall

High

Prices · Australia overall

High

Australia overall: Peak summer in the south: beaches, holidays and high prices; the north is in full wet and cyclone season.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mount Isa, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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