Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 2014-01-04; its coldest fell to 5°C on 1990-06-29.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
40°C2014-01-04
23°C1989-01-28
27°C1994-01-08
18°C1990-01-26
February
39°C2004-02-22
22°C1989-02-05
28°C2004-02-22
18°C1996-02-11
March
35°C2019-03-12
22°C2008-03-28
25°C2019-03-12
15°C1994-03-14
April
33°C1996-04-01
18°C1983-04-26
23°C1998-04-01
10°C1999-04-28
May
29°C2007-05-04
16°C1987-05-28
22°C1996-05-05
7°C2000-05-31
June
26°C2023-06-25
14°C2007-06-20
19°C1988-06-04
5°C1990-06-29
July
26°C2016-07-23
12°C1984-07-04
18°C2012-07-13
6°C1990-07-07
August
32°C2024-08-31
13°C1995-08-07
19°C2024-08-31
6°C1989-08-09
September
34°C2017-09-29
16°C1993-09-23
22°C2017-09-29
7°C1987-09-02
October
35°C2025-10-27
17°C1987-10-14
22°C2025-10-12
9°C2010-10-17
November
37°C1996-11-30
19°C1983-11-21
25°C2025-11-26
12°C2006-11-17
December
38°C1985-12-21
20°C2022-12-01
26°C2025-12-23
15°C1986-12-09

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
40°C2014-01-04
20°C2022-12-01
28°C2004-02-22
15°C1986-12-09
Autumn (Mar–May)
35°C2019-03-12
16°C1987-05-28
25°C2019-03-12
7°C2000-05-31
Winter (Jun–Aug)
32°C2024-08-31
12°C1984-07-04
19°C1988-06-04
5°C1990-06-29
Spring (Sep–Nov)
37°C1996-11-30
16°C1993-09-23
25°C2025-11-26
7°C1987-09-02

All-time records

The most extreme value Brisbane has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 40°C 2014-01-04
Lowest 12°C 1984-07-04

Low

Highest 28°C 2004-02-22
Lowest 5°C 1990-06-29

Feels-like

Highest 62°C 2004-02-22
Lowest 1°C 1984-07-04

Humidity

Highest 23.9 g/m³ 1991-02-08
Lowest 4.5 g/m³ 2018-08-21

Wind

Highest 60 km/h 1984-04-09
Lowest 4 km/h 2011-05-03

Precip

Wettest 147 mm 1996-05-02
Driest 33-day dry spell 2012-07-28

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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