Rainbow Beach, Queensland in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (heat, storms, cyclone season); peak school holidays for crowds.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatInside Rainbow Beach, Queensland's best window: Apr–Oct (drier, cooler, calmer seas).
• MayGreatInside Rainbow Beach, Queensland's best window: Apr–Oct (drier, cooler, calmer seas).
• JuneGreatInside Rainbow Beach, Queensland's best window: Apr–Oct (drier, cooler, calmer seas).
• JulyGreatInside Rainbow Beach, Queensland's best window: Apr–Oct (drier, cooler, calmer seas).

• Rainbow Beach, QueenslandHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 13 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 Rainbow Beach, Queensland, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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