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Mackay - QLD

City

Position

DEG: -21.143884 149.131561

DMS: 21º 08' 37.98" S 149º 07' 53.62" E

UTM: 55 K 7660442mN 721356mE

Altitude: 2m

Place Type

Population - City

Location

677.46kms SouthEast of Daintree - Driving 843 km (9 hours 56 mins)
801.76kms NorthWest of Brisbane - Driving 968 km (10 hours 41 mins)

Address & Contact

329 Bridge Rd
West Mackay QLD 4740

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Email: N/A

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Information

Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar. Named after John Mackay who in 1860 was the leader of an expedition into the Pioneer Valley. There has always been much contention over the pronunciation of the name Mackay. Wikipedia states that it should be "Mack - ay" not "Mack - eye", however travellers should always mimic the way the locals pronounce it. A quick visit to the local supermarket should put you in the face of local people.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mackay Airport at 02/07:30am EST

Distance from Mackay 5.78km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
21.1°C	20.8°C	91%	19.6°C	1019.5hPa	1.0mm	S	20km/hr 11knots	30km/hr 16knots

Closest Climatic Station

Te Kowai Exp Stn

Distance from Mackay 2.6km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.9	30.4	29.6	27.9	25.7	23.8	23.4	24.6	26.8	29.0	30.3	31.2
Mean Min. °C	21.9	21.9	20.7	18.0	14.7	11.6	10.1	10.8	13.4	16.6	19.2	20.9
Mean Rain mm	341.0	360.0	285.3	141.9	91.6	62.1	35.6	30.0	29.4	45.4	85.9	185.5