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Best time to visit Gold Coast

The best time to visit Gold Coast is April–December, with daytime temperatures around 22°C.

Gold Coast at a glance: warmest in January with daytime temperatures around 29°C and coolest in July (21°C). The wettest month is February (185 mm) and the driest September (43 mm), with about 1,350 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in February (27°C). Sunniest in August.

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Gold Coast

10 m
Pleasantly warm
91
22°/10°21°50 mm76 %11 h
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
A typical mid-August in Gold Coast
Sunny 22Cloudy 1Rain 7
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
10°20°25°7°34°
Sea temperature
21°7°34°
Daylight (solar time)
06:2417:36
0006121824
11 h 11 m
Precipitation
0190 mm
50 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 53 %
Poor ExcellentDoesn’t matchERA5 · CRU TS · ETOPO

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Month by month

MonthScoreDayNightSeaRainWet daysSunDaylightFeels like
January6429°21°26°177 mm1345 %14 hRainy season · warm and showery
February6229°21°27°185 mm1444 %13 hRainy season · warm and showery
March6428°20°26°184 mm1546 %12 hRainy season · warm and showery
April7726°17°25°104 mm1158 %11 hWarm and showery
May8123°13°24°99 mm1060 %11 hPleasantly warm
June8221°11°22°113 mm1062 %10 hPleasantly warm
July8921°10°21°49 mm866 %11 hPleasantly warm
August9122°10°21°52 mm776 %11 hPleasantly warm
September9025°13°21°43 mm871 %12 hWarm
October8126°15°22°94 mm1059 %13 hWarm
November7527°18°23°116 mm1251 %14 hWarm and showery
December7428°20°25°131 mm1248 %14 hWarm and showery

The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.

Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 5 m. Coordinates: -28.02, 153.40.