Rockhampton monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

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

Rockhampton average temperature chart (Celsius) Rockhampton average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Rockhampton (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.3 30.8 29.8 28.1 25.4 22.8 22.4 24 26.5 28.8 30.3 31.2
°F 88.4 87.5 85.7 82.7 77.7 73 72.3 75.2 79.8 83.8 86.5 88.2

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.

Rockhampton monthly rainfall chart (mm) Rockhampton monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Rockhampton (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 157 145 127 62 62 40 37 31 25 51 75 127
inches 6.2 5.7 5 2.4 2.4 1.6 1.5 1.2 1 2 2.9 5
Rainy days 11 12 12 9 9 6 6 6 4 6 7 9

Average annual rainfall in Rockhampton: 1067.266mm (420.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Rockhampton

Rockhampton average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Rockhampton
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.5 7.8 8.1 8.2 7.6 8 8.5 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.3 9.1

Day / night temperatures

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

Rockhampton average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Rockhampton average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Rockhampton (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.7 21.6 20.4 17.8 14.4 10.7 9.3 10.7 13.4 16.8 19.3 20.8
Max °C 31.6 31.1 30.1 28.4 25.7 23.1 22.7 24.4 26.9 29.1 30.6 31.5
Min °F 71 70.8 68.6 64 57.8 51.3 48.7 51.2 56 62.2 66.7 69.4
Max °F 79.9 79.3 77.4 73.6 68 62.4 60.8 63.5 68.2 73.2 76.8 79

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Rockhampton average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Rockhampton average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Rockhampton in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.6 27.9 27.4 26 24.3 22.5 21.2 20.9 21.9 23.6 25.3 26.7
°F 81.7 82.2 81.2 78.9 75.8 72.6 70.1 69.5 71.4 74.4 77.5 80.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Rockhampton average winspeed by month (km/h) Rockhampton average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Rockhampton (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 14 15 14 14
mph 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9

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.

Rockhampton relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Rockhampton
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
61% 63% 63% 61% 61% 59% 58% 55% 52% 52% 54% 58%

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Rockhampton weather stats

Rockhampton weather statistics
Hottest month: January 31.3°C 88.3°F
Driest month: September 25mm 1ins
Sunniest month: August 9.3hrs
Coldest month: July 22.4°C 72.3°F
Wettest month: January 157mm 6.2ins
Warmest sea: February 27.9°C 82.2°F
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