Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Gold Coast weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Gold Coast, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 31°C on 2004-02-21; its coldest fell to 9°C on 1984-07-03.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
31°C2018-01-14
21°C2000-01-13
27°C1996-01-31
19°C1989-01-25
February
31°C2004-02-21
21°C1996-02-13
28°C2004-02-21
18°C1996-02-13
March
31°C1993-03-01
20°C2005-03-26
25°C2020-03-05
18°C1994-03-12
April
28°C1991-04-02
18°C1994-04-13
24°C2026-04-08
14°C1999-04-27
May
26°C2016-05-10
16°C1987-05-28
23°C2026-05-02
10°C2000-05-30
June
24°C2002-06-16
15°C2009-06-11
21°C2026-06-10
10°C1998-06-24
July
25°C2016-07-23
13°C1984-07-03
20°C2026-07-02
9°C1984-07-03
August
25°C2024-08-31
14°C1990-08-02
21°C2009-08-24
10°C2008-08-11
September
27°C1980-09-09
16°C1982-09-22
21°C2009-09-21
11°C1987-09-01
October
30°C2025-10-27
16°C1981-10-04
23°C1989-10-19
13°C2010-10-16
November
30°C1994-11-07
19°C1986-11-30
24°C2009-11-28
16°C1998-11-02
December
31°C2001-12-25
20°C2022-12-01
26°C2001-12-25
18°C1998-12-01

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
31°C2004-02-21
20°C2022-12-01
28°C2004-02-21
18°C1998-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
31°C1993-03-01
16°C1987-05-28
25°C2020-03-05
10°C2000-05-30
Winter (Jun–Aug)
25°C2024-08-31
13°C1984-07-03
21°C2009-08-24
9°C1984-07-03
Spring (Sep–Nov)
30°C2025-10-27
16°C1982-09-22
24°C2009-11-28
11°C1987-09-01

All-time records

The most extreme value Gold Coast has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 31°C 2004-02-21
Lowest 13°C 1984-07-03

Low

Highest 28°C 2004-02-21
Lowest 9°C 1984-07-03

Feels-like

Highest 44°C 2004-02-22
Lowest 5°C 1984-07-03

Humidity

Highest 23.9 g/m³ 2004-02-22
Lowest 5.1 g/m³ 1987-09-01

Wind

Highest 67 km/h 1984-04-08
Lowest 7 km/h 2009-04-14

Gust

Highest 99 km/h 1984-04-08
Lowest 13 km/h 2012-05-22

Precip

Wettest 217 mm 2004-02-24
Driest 17-day dry spell 2002-06-27

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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