Gold Coast Weather and Other Travel Tips

These create extremes of dry and wet - so consider this when looking at this information as the variations can be large!

Gold Coast Weather and Seasons
Australia’s seasons are counter to the Northern Hemisphere. I still am not used to that one after nearly 18 years!

Christmas is during the height of Summer
August is in Winter!

Ah, "Winter" in the Gold Coast - it's a bit like a typical British summer - so you can almost be forgiven for that one!

Seasonal Gold Coast Weather Table

Season	Months	Average Temperatures	Humidity	Rainfall
Summer	December to February	19C to 28C 66F to 82F Hot to Very Hot	High	High
Autumn	March to May	13C to 27C 55F to 81F Warm to Hot	Medium to High	Medium
Winter	June to August	9C to 20C 48F to 68F Warm Days - Cool Nights	Medium	Low
Spring	September to November	13C to 26C 55F to 79F Warm to Hot	Medium to High	Medium

A general indication of the seasons showing averages. The monthly table at the bottom of this webpage shows the rare but possible historical extremes as well as averages.

Seasons at a Glance

Spring - Sep - Nov
Spring is a great time of the year in the Gold Coast. Daytime temperatures build quickly through September along with humidity.

Summer - Dec to Feb
Summer weather is hot to very hot, high humidity with some spectacular Summer storms. When a storm is brewing the humidity and clouds build during the day. Storms tend to hit in the early evening with amazing lightning shows and torrential rain. The next day, it'll all be perfect again!

If you want to do some sightseeing that includes high level views, such as Q1 or Mount Tambourine, go on a clear day. Go to the theme parks or plan other activities on the cloudy days. Don't forget, it will be hot even if there is rain or clouds!

Airconditioning is a must for the Summer months. Temperatures in the evenings often don't drop much. If you don't have aircon it can be hard to sleep on those balmy nights especially if you are not used to the heat and humidity.

Autumn - Mar to May
Autumn is still warm to hot during the days and slightly cooler at nights. Humidity drops and there is less rain. Autumn in the Gold Coast is similar to Spring - it's a great time to visit.

Winter - Jun to Aug
Winter in the Gold Coast is awesome. Clear blue skies and warm days. Crisper evenings and early mornings. Lower humidity.

Coming from the UK originally, I find Winters on the Gold Coast are similar to a reasonable British Summer - and far more predictable!

This is the only time of the year that you are likely need a jumper or jacket in the evenings or if it is windy during the day.

When choosing accomodation for the Winter months, if you want to use the pool in your accomodation, make sure it is heated otherwise you will be disappointed. Funnily enough, the ocean is often warmer than the non-heated pools at this time of the year.

Gold Coast Weather Variations
Even within the relatively small area of the Gold Coast weather does vary. You will notice differences from North to South and from the coast as you move West into the Hinterland.

For example...

Coolangatta in the south has more rainy days per month than Southport (30kms further north)
Southport has higher rainfall

You could interpret this as - it rains less but harder in Southport!

Both are on the coast so you wouldn't imagine in such a small distance there would be such a difference, but there is!

General variations include:

Winter temperatures inland drop quickly when the sun goes down or if the wind picks up.

Summer temperatures in inland areas are generally a few degrees hotter.

Coastal areas get the refreshing ocean breeze during summer to cool down the temperatures and make it more bearable.

Humidity tends to drop during the day. The exception to this is during the Summer when a storm is brewing - in which case the humidity tends to build to very high levels until the storm breaks.

Humidity is higher in the hinterland than on the coast. The difference is only a couple of percentage points – but when it’s hot and humid, that can make quite a difference to your comfort!

Humidity is much more noticeable when the temperatures are above 25C. If you are likely to be affected by this, March to October would be a great time for you to visit.

Gold Coast Weather Data
The data in this table has been compiled and averaged over the 4 Gold Coast weather stations.

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Av. Daily Min. deg C	20	20	19	16	13	11	9	10	12	15	17	19
Av. Daily Max. deg C	28	28	27	25	22	20	20	21	23	25	26	27
Extreme Min. deg C	12	10	7	7	1	-1	-4	-1	0	5	8	6
Extreme Max. deg C	41	41	37	35	32	28	29	30	35	39	42	40
% of Rainy Days per Month	43%	51%	50%	42%	39%	29%	25%	24%	24%	31%	38%	39%
% of Annual Rainfall	12%	13%	13%	11%	10%	6%	5%	3%	3%	6%	8%	10%
Average Humidity %	71%	74%	74%	72%	72%	72%	68%	65%	63%	65%	67%	69%

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