Rainbow Beach - QLD

  Town

Position

DEG: -25.90443 153.09142
DMS: 25º 54' 15.95" S 153º 05' 29.1" E
UTM: 56 J 7134897mN 509156mE
Altitude: 22.97m

Description

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

173.7kms North of Brisbane - Driving 240 km (2 hours 50 mins)

Address & Contact

1 Green Valley Dr
Rainbow Beach QLD 4581
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

Rainbow Beach is a vibrant young town that is and is located approximately 265Km north of Brisbane, 76Km east of Gympie and 700 Metres west of Fraser Island on the Cooloola Coast, Queensland. Rainbow Beach has the shortest barge access to World Heritage Fraser Island.

The beach has a relaxed atmosphere and has only been easily accessible since the early 1970's. Now, it’s a very popular spot for holiday makers, particularly four wheel drive enthusiasts, hang-gliders and backpackers. It’s said that 74 different shades of coloured sand can be found on Rainbow Beach.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Rainbow Beach at 04/09:00am EST
Distance from Rainbow Beach 0.47km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
26.9°C31.8°C86%24.4°C1014.7hPa0.2mmSE6km/hr
3knots
km/hr
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Closest Climatic Station

Rainbow Beach
Distance from Rainbow Beach 0.47km NW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C28.828.727.826.023.621.621.122.124.125.426.828.2
Mean Min. °C22.122.120.517.514.311.710.310.913.916.718.920.7
Mean Rain mm184.3222.4141.2140.8160.7116.775.291.066.180.185.1134.7

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