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

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is February, averaging a high of 26°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 17°C.

The Gold Coast, also known by its initials, GC, is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, located approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the centre of the state capital, Brisbane. It is on the central eastern coast of Australia facing the Pacific Ocean. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 20°C Above Normal · 67th pct
Low 15°C Low · 16th pct
Feels-like 13°C Very Low · 4th pct
Humidity 12.1 g/m³ High · 78th pct
Wind 19 km/h Low · 12th pct
Precip 3 mm Heavy · 77th pct

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Gold Coast average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (5 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 26°C 24°C 5 mm
February 26°C 24°C 5 mm
March 25°C 24°C 5 mm
April 24°C 22°C 3 mm
May 22°C 20°C 3 mm
June 20°C 18°C 3 mm
July 19°C 17°C 3 mm
August 20°C 17°C 3 mm
September 21°C 19°C 3 mm
October 22°C 20°C 3 mm
November 24°C 21°C 3 mm
December 25°C 23°C 5 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 32°C on 2004-02-22
  • Coldest day on record: 10°C on 1984-07-04

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Percentiles compare each day to Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →