Queensland weather by month

Check out Queensland weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °C
29°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Brisbane29
29°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Brisbane29
28°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Brisbane28
26°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Brisbane26
24°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Brisbane24
22°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Brisbane22
21°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Brisbane21
22°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Brisbane22
24°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Brisbane24
26°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Brisbane26
28°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Brisbane28
29°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Brisbane29
Hours of sunshine (daily)
Days with some rainfall
13 days with some rainfall in January in Brisbane13
14 days with some rainfall in February in Brisbane14
14 days with some rainfall in March in Brisbane14
11 days with some rainfall in April in Brisbane11
11 days with some rainfall in May in Brisbane11
7 days with some rainfall in June in Brisbane7
7 days with some rainfall in July in Brisbane7
7 days with some rainfall in August in Brisbane7
6 days with some rainfall in September in Brisbane6
10 days with some rainfall in October in Brisbane10
11 days with some rainfall in November in Brisbane11
12 days with some rainfall in December in Brisbane12
Sea temperature °C
26°C sea temperature in January in Brisbane26
26°C sea temperature in February in Brisbane26
25°C sea temperature in March in Brisbane25
24°C sea temperature in April in Brisbane24
22°C sea temperature in May in Brisbane22
22°C sea temperature in June in Brisbane22
21°C sea temperature in July in Brisbane21
20°C sea temperature in August in Brisbane20
20°C sea temperature in September in Brisbane20
22°C sea temperature in October in Brisbane22
23°C sea temperature in November in Brisbane23
25°C sea temperature in December in Brisbane25

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Queensland by month

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The climate guide for Queensland (Brisbane) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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Queensland climate overview

Covering a vast area in the northeast of Australia, Queensland is appropriately named the 'Sunshine State', with beautiful beaches and a climate to match. Tourism gives a cosmopolitan atmosphere to the cities, contrasting with a few Aboriginal settlements, mainly in the north.

State capital Brisbane lies between the Sunshine and Gold Coast; home to arguably the best surf beaches in the world. Miles of white sand have built-up resorts to the south and wild unspoilt shoreline further north. Comfortable winter temperatures with plenty of sunshine are followed by warm and wet summers.

Summers are warmer and wetter further north, particularly along the coast, which is characteristically humid. Inland, the high summer rainfall sustains eucalypt and tropical rainforest on a rolling landscape, leading up to the Great Dividing Range.

The northernmost peninsula is wetter still. In fact it only has two seasons; a humid rainy summer season with heavy thunderstorms, followed by a sunny and much drier winter. Temperatures vary little, remaining warm all year. There is rainforest wilderness packed with tropical wildlife and World Heritage listed sites that preserve spectacular waterfalls, lakes and extinct volcanoes.

Queensland is strongly affected by El Niño, when the summer rains can be temporarily replaced by droughts lasting up to one year. Unusually heavy rainfall sometimes immediately follow, before the normal climate pattern returns.

Offshore, and stretching most of the length of the state, the Great Barrier Reef forms numerous coral islands and tropical lagoons. Clear sheltered waters teem with marine-life, providing a scuba paradise in comfortable to warm sea temperatures.

The cyclone season affects northern coastal regions from January to March. The same coastal waters are best avoided from November to April due to deadly box jellyfish.

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Compare Queensland with the UK

Below the Queensland chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Queensland, Australia (Brisbane) and the UK (London).

Maximum daytime temperature (°C)

Queensland, Australia (Brisbane)
UK (London)
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7
29
7
28
10
26
13
24
17
22
20
21
22
22
22
24
19
26
15
28
10
29
8
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Metric (°C / mm)  |  Imperial (°F / inches)

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