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Géographie of Great Barrier Reef

Géographie of Great Barrier Reef: location, coordinates, elevation, terrain and the places around it.

🌙 24°C now🕔 10:53 PM local📅 Best: septembre, octobre and novembre

Géographie of Great Barrier Reef

Latitude-18.2871
Longitude147.6992
HemisphereSouthern

Great Barrier Reef is 0 km à the north, Whitehaven Beach is 262 km à the south-east and Port Douglas is 311 km à the north-west.

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Coordonnées: 18°17′13.6″S 147°41′57.1″E (-18.2871, 147.6992)

Quick facts about Great Barrier Reef

TypeAttraction
CityCairns
PaysAustralie
ContinentOcéanie
Coordonnées18°17′13.6″S 147°41′57.1″E (-18.2871, 147.6992)
Known forthe world's largest coral reef system
Heure locale10:53 PM (UTC+10:00)
Meilleurs moisseptembre, octobre and novembre
ClimatTropical

Résumé

Great Barrier Reef is a tourist attraction in Cairns. Great Barrier Reef is a landmark known for the world's largest coral reef system.

Actuellement, il fait 24°C (75°F) in Great Barrier Reef avec ciel dégagé. La température ressentie est de 21°C. Aujourd’hui, les températures vont de 22°C à 25°C. La probabilité de précipitations est de 17%. Les conditions pour les visites obtiennent 8.5/10 – excellent — partez maintenant.

La meilleure période pour visiter Great Barrier Reef is septembre, octobre and novembre. Le climat est tropical. janvier, février and mars sont généralement les mois les moins confortables. février est le mois le plus chaud, avec des maximales moyennes proches de 29°C, tandis que août est le mois le plus froid, avec des minimales proches de 22°C.

Parmi les sites à proximité, citons Great Barrier Reef and Whitehaven Beach.

En termes simples. Today is about average for octobre. The forecast high of 25°C is in line avec the 26°C typical for this month. The best window à be outside is roughly 6 PM à 9 PM, when temperature, rain chance and wind line up best. stargazing is the strongest bet in Great Barrier Reef today at 9.2/10. Rafales à 55 km/h will push high-sided vehicles on exposed roads and bridges.

Compiled from this page's own data: atlas facts plus live Open-Meteo readings.

Climat in Great Barrier Reef month by month

Average high, average low and total rainfall, based on three years of reanalysis data.

janfémaravrmaijuijuisepoctnovdéLine: average high · Bars: rainfall
MoisMax moyenneMin moyennePrécipitationsÉvaluation
janvier29°27°489 mm★★☆☆☆
février29°27°436 mm★★☆☆☆
mars28°27°275 mm★★☆☆☆
avril27°26°95 mm★★★★☆
mai26°24°52 mm★★★★☆
juin25°23°47 mm★★★★☆
juillet24°22°39 mm★★★★☆
août24°22°56 mm★★★★☆
septembre25°23°19 mm★★★★★
octobre26°24°15 mm★★★★★
novembre27°26°33 mm★★★★★
décembre28°27°253 mm★★★☆☆

Climat type: Tropical. Source : Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Great Barrier Reef?

Great Barrier Reef is a tourist attraction in Cairns. Its coordinates are -18.2871, 147.6992. It lies in Océanie.

What is the weather like in Great Barrier Reef maintenant?

It is currently 24°C (75°F) avec ciel dégagé. Humidité is 61% and wind is 32 km/h.

When is the best time à visit Great Barrier Reef?

septembre, octobre and novembre offer the most comfortable conditions in Great Barrier Reef, which has a tropical climate. janvier, février and mars are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Great Barrier Reef in?

Great Barrier Reef observes Etc/GMT-10 (UTC+10:00). The heure locale is 10:53 PM.

What are the top things à do in Great Barrier Reef?

Popular options include Great Barrier Reef and Whitehaven Beach.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (attractions) – coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Carte tilesOpenStreetCarte contributors, CARTO and Esri.
ElevationOpen-Meteo digital elevation model where the dataset has no value.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing – the block is simply not shown.

Last updated octobre 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM heure locale. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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