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Townsville

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Air quality index

27Good
WeatherAvg high 82.2°F
Coordinates-19.26°, 146.82°

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City facts

Overview

Townsville is a city that lies in Queensland, Australia. Located at -19.259°, 146.817°, Townsville occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Long-term weather observations show average highs near 82.2°F and lows near 70°F with about 62.8 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). Open solar datasets indicate about 2,093 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-19.2589
Longitude
146.8169
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
82.2°F
Avg low
70°F
Annual precipitation
62.8 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
27
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
64
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
318,641
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
    9,243
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    8,237
  • Australian Ibis
    Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves
    8,114
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    7,386
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    7,292
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    7,166
  • Great Bowerbird
    Chlamydera nuchalis (Jardine & Selby, 1830) · Aves
    6,260
  • Rainbow Bee-eater
    Merops ornatus Latham, 1801 · Aves
    5,876

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2003-08-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Queensland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,093

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Townsville

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Open Library