Gold Coast monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Gold Coast

Gold Coast average temperature chart (Celsius) Gold Coast average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Gold Coast (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 27.9 27.1 25.6 22.8 20.6 20.1 21 23 24.8 26.3 27.6
°F 82.6 82.2 80.9 78 73.1 69.2 68.2 69.7 73.4 76.6 79.3 81.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Gold Coast monthly rainfall chart (mm) Gold Coast monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Gold Coast (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 198 238 222 150 146 110 89 69 45 110 116 153
inches 7.8 9.4 8.7 5.9 5.7 4.3 3.5 2.7 1.8 4.3 4.6 6
Rainy days 13 14 14 12 12 9 8 8 7 10 11 12

Average annual rainfall in Gold Coast: 1771.234mm (697.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Gold Coast

Gold Coast average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Gold Coast
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.6 7.8 7.8 7.5 6.8 7.5 7.8 8.7 9.2 8.7 8.8 8.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Gold Coast average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Gold Coast average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Gold Coast (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.9 19.9 18.7 16.2 13.2 10.1 8.8 9.4 11.7 14.6 16.9 18.8
Max °C 28.3 28.1 27.4 25.8 23.1 20.9 20.4 21.3 23.3 25.1 26.5 27.8
Min °F 67.8 67.8 65.6 61.2 55.7 50.2 47.8 48.8 53.1 58.2 62.4 65.8
Max °F 75.4 75.2 73.4 69.8 64.6 59.9 58.3 59.5 63.5 67.6 71.1 73.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Gold Coast average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Gold Coast average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Gold Coast in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.1 26.4 26 25.1 23.9 22.6 21.5 21.2 21.6 22.4 23.7 25.1
°F 78.9 79.6 78.8 77.1 75 72.6 70.7 70.1 70.9 72.4 74.6 77.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Gold Coast average winspeed by month (km/h) Gold Coast average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Gold Coast (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 15 16 17 16 16
mph 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Gold Coast relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Gold Coast
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
64% 65% 66% 64% 64% 62% 58% 56% 53% 57% 59% 62%

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Gold Coast weather stats

Gold Coast weather statistics
Hottest month: January 28.1°C 82.6°F
Driest month: September 45mm 1.8ins
Sunniest month: August 8.7hrs
Coldest month: July 20.1°C 68.2°F
Wettest month: February 238mm 9.4ins
Warmest sea: February 26.4°C 79.5°F
Map showing location of Gold Coast (-28.00029, 153.43088) Gold Coast map pin © Google

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