Night Tennis in Townsville
Townsville sits in the dry tropics -- hot and humid by day, but with surprisingly comfortable evenings most of the year. Night tennis runs all 12 months.
Top Lit Courts in Townsville
Townsville Tennis Centre (Mundingburra): 12 floodlit courts, regional hub. Open to 10pm. North Ward Tennis Club: 4 lit courts. Aitkenvale Tennis Club: 6 lit courts. Kirwan Tennis Club: 4 lit courts. Charters Towers Tennis Club: 4 lit courts (inland alternative).
Dry Tropics Climate
Townsville gets ~320 sunny days a year. Dry season (Apr-Nov): Perfect tennis -- 18-25C nights, very low humidity. Wet (Dec-Mar): 24-28C nights, humid, occasional storms. Less rain than Cairns or Darwin -- wet season is more humid than rainy.
Gear for the Dry Tropics
Heat is the main challenge. Cooling towels and 2L+ water per session. Dry-feel overgrips manage palm sweat. LED balls for outer suburb courts. UV cap if you start at twilight.
Best Times
May-September: Peak. Twilight start: Sun sets earlier in tropics -- by 6:30pm in mid-winter. Floodlights kick in fast. Wet season: 7pm starts usually fine -- afternoon storms have cleared.
Related
QLD: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns. Tropical: Darwin.
Read next: Tennis in the Heat | Night Tennis Guide.
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