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Monthly climate in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rockhampton features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 634 mm (24.9 inches) and receives 72 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rockhampton enjoys an average of 3450 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 41 minutes to 13 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia §

The warmest months in Rockhampton are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rockhampton experiences 258 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia §

Rockhampton usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 105 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rockhampton are June, August and September. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51 (2.0) 90 (3.6) 135 (5.3) 48 (1.9) 33 (1.3) 17 (0.7) 34 (1.3) 9 (0.4) 10 (0.4) 56 (2.2) 63 (2.5) 88 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 14 4 3 3 3 0 1 8 7 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia §

The sunniest months in Rockhampton are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rockhampton: January, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 266 285 281 279 269 249 268 294 299 310 319 326
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 23m 12h 52m 12h 11m 11h 31m 10h 57m 10h 41m 10h 49m 11h 18m 11h 56m 12h 37m 13h 14m 13h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia §

Rockhampton experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Rockhampton UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 15 14 11 8 6 7 10 11 13 15 15