Location of Childers
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Cordalba, 10.83kms SE (14.0kms, 19mins driving)
From
Howard, 29.69kms W (31.4kms, 25mins driving)
From
Biggenden, 38.23kms NE (46.0kms, 33mins driving)
From
Gin Gin, 42.1kms SE (55.0kms, 41mins driving)
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Description of Childers
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Brisbane GPO drive 311 km on the Bruce Highway to the National Trust town of Childers. The township is set on top of rolling hills of red soil framed by green fields of sugar cane. In 1902 a disastrous fire destroyed much of Childers but the subsequent rebuilding has given us the amazing variety of architectural styles still largely intact today. Take a stroll through the
cool Leopard tree lined streets.Childers is a town of 5,000 residents in
Queensland. The town developed around the rich sugar industry and is surrounded by its rolling fields of cane. The town is a popular tourist destination for those seeking to explore this National trust Town.
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Weather & Climate for Childers
Closest Weather Station
Bundaberg at 07:30 09 Nov EST
Distance from Childers 39km N
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 22.2°C |
20.5°C |
78% |
18.2°C |
1020.7hPa |
1.0mm |
E |
24km/h
13knots |
37km/h
20knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Bundaberg Aero
Distance from Childers 39km N
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
30.1 | 29.9 | 29.1 | 27.3 |
24.6 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 23.2 |
25.3 | 26.8 | 28.2 | 29.3 |
| Mean Min. °C |
21.3 | 21.3 | 19.9 | 17.5 |
14.2 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 10.8 |
13.6 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 20.4 |
| Mean Rain mm |
171.9 | 153.0 | 102.7 | 58.9 |
69.1 | 50.5 | 41.9 | 34.1 |
36.1 | 73.8 | 88.6 | 123.2 |
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