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Gold Coast

Warm and wet from December to March; warm and mostly dry from June to August.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years28.0°S0 m above the sea
  1. Jan83°28°72°22°Rain on about four days a week.
  2. Feb83°28°72°22°Rain on about four days a week.
  3. Mar82°28°71°22°Rain on about four days a week.
  4. Apr78°26°66°19°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May74°23°62°17°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun70°21°58°14°Rain on about two days a week.
  7. Jul69°21°56°13°Rain on about two days a week.
  8. Aug72°22°57°14°Rain on about one day a week.
  9. Sep75°24°60°16°Rain on about two days a week.
  10. Oct77°25°63°17°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov80°27°67°19°Rain on about three days a week.
  12. Dec82°28°70°21°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 December to March, with highs near 83°F and nights near 71°F. From June to August, highs are nearer 70°F. The rain comes from December to April, on about three days a week. July to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in June to 14 hours in December.The warm season runs from December to March, with highs near 28°C and nights near 22°C. From June to August, highs are nearer 21°C. The rain comes from December to April, on about three days a week. July to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in June to 14 hours in December.

Where Gold Coast sits

Australia/Brisbane
this place
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Latitude
28.0°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Brisbane70 km north-west

The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gold Coast, 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 69°F in July to 83°F in January and February.Highs from 21°C in July to 28°C in January and February.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in March (57% of days), driest in August (19%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in August and September (19% cover), cloudiest in December and January (39%).

Daylight

From 10h 24m in June to 13h 53m 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
Gold Coast, 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
72°22°83°28°
4 days39%13h 42m
FebruaryWarm season
72°22°83°28°
4 days38%13h 06m
MarchWarm season
71°22°82°28°
4 days33%12h 18m
April
66°19°78°26°
3 days29%11h 27m
May
62°17°74°23°
3 days32%10h 45m
JuneCool seasonAt its best
58°14°70°21°
2 days34%10h 24m
JulyCool seasonAt its best
56°13°69°21°
2 days26%10h 33m
AugustCool seasonAt its best
57°14°72°22°
1 day19%11h 10m
SeptemberAt its best
60°16°75°24°
2 days19%11h 59m
October
63°17°77°25°
2 days27%12h 50m
November
67°19°80°27°
3 days36%13h 33m
DecemberWarm season
70°21°82°28°
3 days39%13h 53m

When is the best time to visit Gold Coast?

The best months are June to September: highs near 72°F, nights near 58°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are June to September: highs near 22°C, nights near 14°C, and rain on about two days 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 Gold Coast?

January and February, with highs near 83°F and lows near 72°F. The coolest is July, with highs near 69°F.January and February, with highs near 28°C and lows near 22°C. The coolest is July, with highs near 21°C.

When does it rain most in Gold Coast?

March, with rain on about four days a week. August is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Gold Coast?

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

When are the skies clearest in Gold Coast?

August and September, when cloud covers about 19% of the sky on average. December and January are the cloudiest, at about 39%.

Places with a year like Gold Coast's

by their highs, lows and wet days

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

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All of Australia

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Gold Coast. 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.