Location Cloncurry is situated 124km east of Mount Isa and 776km west of Townsville in Queensland, north west Queensland. Climate Cloncurry's climate has an average of only 50 wet days a year. The annual rainfall is 437mm, usually falling during the wet season, from November to March. Click here to see average climate conditions in Cloncurry. Summer days are warm to hot, with temperatures soaring to the high 30's.
Winter days are perfect with cool evenings.
The average maximum winter day time temperature is usually in the mid 20's. Cloncurry has several direct air links to Townsville and Brisbane each week. Queensland rail has services in and out of Cloncurry on a regular basis, and coaches operate regularly. History Cloncurry has an interesting history. In 1861, John Mc Kinlay of Adelaide, leading an expedition to search for Burke and Wills, reported distinctive traces of copper in the area.