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Brisbane

Hot and damp from November to March; warm and mostly dry from June to August.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years27.5°S20 m above the sea
  1. Jan86°30°70°21°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb87°31°71°22°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar84°29°69°21°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr81°27°63°17°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May76°24°57°14°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun71°22°53°12°Rain on about two days a week.
  7. Jul71°22°51°11°Rain on about one day a week.
  8. Aug74°23°51°11°Rain on about one day a week.
  9. Sep78°26°57°14°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct81°27°61°16°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov84°29°65°18°Rain on about three days a week.
  12. Dec86°30°68°20°Rain on about three days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from November to March, with highs near 86°F and nights near 69°F. From June to August, highs are nearer 72°F. The rain comes from November to March, on about three days a week. July to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in June to 14 hours in December.The warm season runs from November to March, with highs near 30°C and nights near 21°C. From June to August, highs are nearer 22°C. The rain comes from November to March, on about three days a week. July to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in June to 14 hours in December.

Where Brisbane sits

Australia/Brisbane
this place
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Latitude
27.5°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
20 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Gold Coast70 km south-east

The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brisbane, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 71°F in June and July to 87°F in February.Highs from 22°C in June and July to 31°C in February.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (48% of days), driest in August (16%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in August (18% cover), cloudiest in January (40%).

Daylight

From 10h 26m in June to 13h 51m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Brisbane, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWarm season
70°21°86°30°
3 days40%13h 40m
FebruaryWarm season
71°22°87°31°
3 days38%13h 05m
MarchWarm season
69°21°84°29°
3 days36%12h 18m
April
63°17°81°27°
2 days30%11h 28m
May
57°14°76°24°
2 days33%10h 46m
JuneCool seasonAt its best
53°12°71°22°
2 days34%10h 26m
JulyCool seasonAt its best
51°11°71°22°
1 day27%10h 36m
AugustCool seasonAt its best
51°11°74°23°
1 day18%11h 11m
SeptemberAt its best
57°14°78°26°
1 day20%11h 59m
October
61°16°81°27°
2 days27%12h 49m
NovemberWarm season
65°18°84°29°
3 days36%13h 31m
DecemberWarm season
68°20°86°30°
3 days39%13h 51m

When is the best time to visit Brisbane?

The best months are June to September: highs near 74°F, nights near 53°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are June to September: highs near 23°C, nights near 12°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Brisbane?

February, with highs near 87°F and lows near 71°F. The coolest are June and July, with highs near 71°F.February, with highs near 31°C and lows near 22°C. The coolest are June and July, with highs near 22°C.

When does it rain most in Brisbane?

February, with rain on about three days a week. August is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Brisbane?

From about 10½ hours in June to 14 hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Brisbane?

August, when cloud covers about 18% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 40%.

Places with a year like Brisbane's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Brisbane's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Brisbane's summer.

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Brisbane. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.