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Monthly climate in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sunshine Coast features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1038 mm (40.9 inches) and receives 132 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sunshine Coast enjoys an average of 3425 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 27 minutes to 13 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia §

The warmest months in Sunshine Coast are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sunshine Coast experiences 175 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 Sunshine Coast, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia §

Sunshine Coast usually has the most precipitation in February, March and October, with an average of 16 rainy days and 167 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sunshine Coast are July, August and September. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sunshine Coast, 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) 62 (2.5) 137 (5.4) 200 (7.9) 87 (3.4) 63 (2.5) 52 (2.0) 31 (1.2) 18 (0.7) 25 (1.0) 164 (6.5) 83 (3.3) 115 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 15 21 14 12 8 7 3 5 12 10 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia §

The sunniest months in Sunshine Coast are September, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sunshine Coast: May, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sunshine Coast, 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 277 279 280 278 261 243 261 292 299 297 320 332
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 35m 12h 59m 12h 13m 11h 25m 10h 46m 10h 27m 10h 37m 11h 10m 11h 55m 12h 43m 13h 25m 13h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia §

Sunshine Coast experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February 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 Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sunshine Coast UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sunshine Coast, 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 10 7 5 5 8 10 12 14 15