How warm does Heron Island get?

Typical daytime highs in Heron Island are Mar–May 27°C (80°F), Jun–Aug 23°C (73°F), Sep–Nov 27°C (80°F), Dec–Feb 29°C (85°F).

Is Heron Island expensive?

On the ground, Heron Island is high-end.

Oceania / Australia

Heron Island

Q: What sort of trip is Heron Island good for?

Heron Island is good for sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting, an unhurried pace, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.

Heron Island · Australia · Gladstone

A coral cay you can walk around in under twenty minutes with the reef starting literally at the waterline, turtles nesting on the beach in season and hatching a few months later in full view, and no cars or day-trippers to interrupt the quiet.

The best time to visit Heron Island is Oct–Mar, when typical daytime highs reach about 27°C (80°F). Local time there is 17:27 (UTC+10).

Best time to go

Oct–Mar

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

GLT · Gladstone

Good for

sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting an unhurried pace the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing

In season

January February March October November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 36°C61 to 97°F Rain0 to 120mm0 to 4.7in

January · high 84°F · rain 3.0in · 13.5h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Gladstone, this page’s gateway

Heron Island month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	29°C84°F	76mm3.0in	13.5h13.5h	in the recommended window
February	30°C86°F	76mm3.0in	12.9h12.9h	in the recommended window
March	29°C84°F	82mm3.2in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
April	27°C81°F	42mm1.7in	11.6h11.6h
May	25°C76°F	67mm2.6in	11.0h11.0h
June	23°C73°F	23mm0.9in	10.7h10.7h
July	22°C72°F	70mm2.8in	10.8h10.8h
August	23°C74°F	16mm0.6in	11.3h11.3h
September	25°C77°F	27mm1.1in	12.0h12.0h
October	27°C80°F	60mm2.4in	12.7h12.7h	in the recommended window
November	28°C82°F	105mm4.1in	13.3h13.3h	in the recommended window
December	29°C85°F	85mm3.3in	13.6h13.6h	in the recommended window

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