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Daintree River
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Daintree RiverReport this photo · linked, not stored
Struck Island
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Struck Island
Thornton Peak
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Thornton Peak
Mount Pieter Botte
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Mount Pieter Botte
RiverDaintree, Queensland

Daintree River

RiverBest Jun–Aug
Elevation–above sea level
Length140 kmsource to mouth
Nearest townDaintree14 km
16.28° S, 145.45° EUTC+10 · Australian Eastern Standard Time
When to goDaintree · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78October
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low27° / 22°
River

Daintree River in brief

Daintree River is a river in Daintree, Queensland, Australia.

The nearest town in the atlas is Daintree, 14 km to the W, where the weather is best in June, July and August.

Daintree River is 140 km long.

Daintree: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Daintree
20°
Clear now
Wind4 km/h
Humidity90%
Cloud cover11%
Today
23 Oct
27°
21°
8 mm
Sat
24 Oct
26°
22°
15 mm
Sun
25 Oct
28°
22°
3 mm
Mon
26 Oct
29°
22°
Tue
27 Oct
27°
23°
6 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The course of the river

As mapped in OpenStreetMap, with the towns of the atlas along its banks.
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  1. 1Daintree22 m
sourcemouth (or where the mapped line leaves the country)
When to go

The best months around Daintree River

Climate of Daintree

Month score in Daintree

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
40
Jan
39
Feb
47
Mar
57
Apr
64
May
81
Jun
80
Jul
82
Aug
78
Sep
78
Oct
65
Nov
44
Dec
Map

Daintree River from above

Nature nearbyAll of Australia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Snapper ReefIsland5.5 kmESnapper Reef
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Snapper Island, QueenslandIsland5.5 kmESnapper Island, Queensland
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Black Rock ReefIsland5.8 kmNEBlack Rock Reef
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Wonga BeachBeach9.2 kmSWWonga Beach
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Virgil IslandIsland9.8 kmWVirgil Island
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Struck IslandIsland12 kmNStruck Island
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Thornton Peak16 km NW1,374 mJuly 17°Thornton Peak
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Mount Pieter Botte25 km N1,009 mJuly 19°Mount Pieter Botte
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Towns close by

Daintree
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Daintree

Queensland · 14 km W
27°Oct high
5wet days
78score
Daintree
Miallo
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Miallo

Queensland · 15 km SW
27°Oct high
5wet days
80score
Miallo
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Newell

Queensland · 17 km S
26°Oct high
5wet days
82score
Newell
Mossman
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Mossman

Queensland · 22 km SW
27°Oct high
5wet days
80score
Mossman
Around here

Daintree and around

Daintree
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Daintree

Queensland · Australia
Jun–Augbest months
23°July high
22 maltitude
Daintree

Nature

Daintree National Park
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14 km SW

Daintree National Park

National park · 1,243 m
Daintree National Park
Mossman River
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22 km SE

Mossman River

River
Mossman River
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0.5 km NW

Grass Island, Queensland

Island · 6 m
Grass Island, Queensland

Mountains

Thornton Peak
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11 km NE

Thornton Peak

1,374 m · Great Dividing Range
Thornton Peak
Mount Pieter Botte
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22 km NE

Mount Pieter Botte

1,009 m · Great Dividing Range
Mount Pieter Botte