Top of Page. Rotation of the Earth: The Earth orbits around the Sun. It takes one year to go around the Sun one complete time. The Earth also rotates, or spins, on its axis. It takes one day to spin around itself one complete time. The Earth's axis is not straight up and down, but tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees.
Rockaway Beach Weather. The warmest months of the year are July, August and September, during which time the daily high temperatures will hover in the mid 60âs and 70âs with occasional temps reaching into the 80âs. Nighttime temperatures during these months will drop to the mid 50âs on average.
Rockhampton's average annual rainfall is a little over 800mm. Rainfall averages suggest a distinct wet and dry season, with the wet generally December to March and the dry June to September. Typical daytime temperature ranges are 32 max 22 min in the summer /wet season and 23 max 9 min in the winter/dry season. The prevailing winds are predominately southeast but during spring and summer late afternoon northeast sea breezes give some relief from the higher temperatures.