Part of the world's largest National Park with World heritage listing, the Whitsunday Islands are primarily uninhabited. However if you pine for civilisation there is always one of the internationally renowned island resorts to choose from. The Whitsundays with its safe anchorages and coves, sheltered by the Great Barrier Reef, is one of the world's finest cruising areas and will capture your heart and imagination. The Climate Lying in the tropics close to 20 deg south the Whitsundays has an excellent climate. The waters are protected by the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef and most islands are surrounded by a fringing reef system.
Summers are warm with frequent rain showers.
Winters, considered perfect by many, are warm by and cool by night. July is the coolest month and January the warmest. Cyclones if they do occur at all are most likely between February and March.