Hungerford is located on the Queensland/New South Wales border and was named after pioneer pastoralist Thomas Hungerford. The Royal Mail Hotel was built in 1873 and is still in use today. The Royal Mail was originally a staging post for Cobb & Co.
Currawinya National Park is only a few kilometres away, following the old Cobb & Co route. This is an area of prolific birdlife, with over 200 species. Hungerford holds a bi-annual field day, with the next one being in June 2007. This is an event not to be missed.
Temperatures for Hungerford
Hungerford has hot summer temperatures. The summer high temperature for Hungerford is approximately 36 °c. The summer low temperature is approximately 23 °c.
Hungerford has warm winter temperatures. The winter high temperature for Hungerford is approximately 20 °c. The winter low temperature is approximately 7 °c.
MONTH
LOW °c
HIGH °c
January
24
37
February
23
36
March
20
33
April
15
28
May
11
23
June
7
20
July
6
19
August
7
22
September
11
26
October
15
30
November
19
33
December
22
36
Queensland DVD (Queenslands South East - Land of Scenic Wonder)
Purchase the DVD that portrays Queensland's South East including footage of Fraser Island, Glass House Mountains, Blackall Range, Montville, Mount Tamborine and Springbrook's unforgettable rock bridge.
Taking you through the tree tops in Lamington where the thick, green roof shades; the mysterious underworld of the forest floor. On to Noosa, a haven of stunning national parks and brilliant waterways. Plus the amazing coloured sands of Teewah and Rainbow Beach.
PLEASE NOTE: The Queensland travel destinations outlined above are only a small selection from the tens of thousands of Australian travel information pages available on Australian Explorer. A comprehensive list of destinations for Queensland Holidays can be found on the main Queensland Holidays location guide.
