Thermograph

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

Sunshine Coast weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Sunshine 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 41°C on 2014-01-04; its coldest fell to 2°C on 2007-07-19.

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
41°C2014-01-04
22°C2012-01-16
27°C1996-01-31
15°C2003-01-07
February
39°C2004-02-22
21°C2018-02-02
27°C2004-02-21
16°C1996-02-13
March
35°C2015-03-05
20°C1980-03-12
25°C2017-03-29
12°C2008-03-30
April
32°C1980-04-04
16°C1983-04-26
24°C2006-04-04
8°C1996-04-12
May
29°C2016-05-10
14°C2020-05-23
22°C1996-05-05
5°C2019-05-31
June
27°C2016-06-09
12°C2007-06-20
19°C2002-06-06
3°C2009-06-11
July
29°C2016-07-23
12°C2000-07-27
19°C2018-07-06
2°C2007-07-19
August
33°C2024-08-31
13°C2005-08-12
19°C2009-08-29
3°C1997-08-25
September
36°C2017-09-28
14°C1992-09-01
22°C1988-09-30
5°C1994-09-28
October
38°C2025-10-27
17°C1984-10-22
23°C2007-10-28
9°C2016-10-01
November
38°C1996-11-30
18°C1986-11-30
24°C2008-11-28
9°C2006-11-16
December
40°C1981-12-07
19°C2006-12-27
26°C2001-12-25
14°C2010-12-20

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)
41°C2014-01-04
19°C2006-12-27
27°C2004-02-21
14°C2010-12-20
Autumn (Mar–May)
35°C2015-03-05
14°C2020-05-23
25°C2017-03-29
5°C2019-05-31
Winter (Jun–Aug)
33°C2024-08-31
12°C2000-07-27
19°C2009-08-29
2°C2007-07-19
Spring (Sep–Nov)
38°C1996-11-30
14°C1992-09-01
24°C2008-11-28
5°C1994-09-28

All-time records

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

High

Highest 41°C 2014-01-04
Lowest 12°C 2000-07-27

Low

Highest 27°C 2004-02-21
Lowest 2°C 2007-07-19

Feels-like

Highest 71°C 2014-01-04
Lowest -2°C 1994-07-31

Humidity

Highest 25.3 g/m³ 1980-01-20
Lowest 3.3 g/m³ 2018-08-19

Wind

Highest 39 km/h 2013-01-26
Lowest 5 km/h 1999-07-30

Gust

Highest 116 km/h 2013-01-27
Lowest 14 km/h 2003-05-10

Precip

Wettest 215 mm 1995-02-14
Driest 18-day dry spell 2002-06-26

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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