Babinda - QLD

  Town

Position

DEG: -17.343895 145.921542
DMS: 17º 20' 38.02" S 145º 55' 17.54" E
UTM: 55 K 8082079mN 385411mE
Altitude: 16.99m

Description

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

137.03kms SouthEast of Daintree - Driving 168 km (2 hours 22 mins)

Address & Contact

56 Munro St
Babinda QLD 4861
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

Babinda is a small town located 60 km south of Cairns and 1649 km north-west of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland. Babinda had a population is under 2000. Situated on the Bruce Highway, the town is noted for its proximity to two of Queensland's highest mountains Mount Bartle Frere (1622 metres) and Mount Bellenden Ker (1593 metres). Babinda and Tully annually compete for the Golden Gumboot, an award for Australia's wettest town. Babinda is usually the winner, recording an annual rainfall of over 4200 millimetres each year.The town is colourful and inviting to tourists with numerous cafes and hotels open all day with a steady tourist trade due to the nearby free camp at the Rotary RV Park and the beautiful Boulders day use swimming area.
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Closest Weather Station

South Johnstone at 14/06:30pm EST
Distance from Babinda 30.13km S
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
23.3°C26.0°C85%20.6°C1014.2hPa0.0mmSE7km/hr
4knots
13km/hr
7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Innisfail
Distance from Babinda 23.41km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C30.930.629.828.326.424.524.125.126.728.429.730.8
Mean Min. °C22.822.922.120.518.316.215.215.517.019.020.822.0
Mean Rain mm512.7593.7665.5459.9302.5185.6136.1117.486.688.3159.7264.8

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