Rain on the Range

Where Maleny's wet season stands — the last 30 days against the long-term average, and the week ahead, in plain language.

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Where the year stands

It is the drier months — cooler and generally drier, though the range still gets showers and fog. The dry end of these months overlaps the bushfire season (roughly July to February).

Season	When
Storm and wet season	1 November – 30 April
Drier months	1 May – 31 October	now

These are broad seasons for a subtropical range town; in any given year the wet can start late or run on. Treat the boundaries as a guide, not a rule.

Day

Rain

Chance of rain

Mon, 12 Oct (today)

2 mm

76%

Tue, 13 Oct

6 mm

83%

Wed, 14 Oct

14 mm

96%

Thu, 15 Oct

5 mm

73%

Fri, 16 Oct

6 mm

87%

Sat, 17 Oct

7 mm

92%

Sun, 18 Oct

16 mm

93%

Worth knowing

When rain becomes a problem here

On the range, heavy rain brings flash flooding in the creek areas and around Obi Obi Creek, and fog and downpours make the single range road dangerous. Get Ready Maleny lists storms, floods and heatwaves among the town's main hazards alongside bushfire.

Rain on the roof, and the dam below

Many properties around Maleny rely on rainwater tanks, so a long dry spell is felt directly. The rain that falls on and around the range also feeds Baroon Pocket Dam, 7 km north, which supplies much of the Sunshine Coast's drinking water.