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Best time to visit Gold Coast

August is the best time to visit Gold Coast for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 96/100
A beach holiday November sea 24 °C
The least cloud August 26 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 33 mm
Warmth January 27 °C
Cooler weather July 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 96 20 °C 4 70
2 September 95 22 °C 5 76
3 July 94 19 °C 4 68
4 May 92 22 °C 8 75
5 June 92 20 °C 6 68
6 October 88 24 °C 9 76
7 April 87 24 °C 9 81
8 November 83 25 °C 10 82
9 March 74 26 °C 13 77
10 December 74 26 °C 12 81
11 February 69 27 °C 13 79
12 January 68 27 °C 13 78

For a beach holiday

November scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 25 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 27 °C 55 % 78
February 27 °C 27 °C 55 % 79
March 26 °C 26 °C 48 % 77
April 25 °C 24 °C 42 % 81
May 24 °C 22 °C 42 % 75
June 23 °C 20 °C 40 % 68
July 21 °C 19 °C 31 % 68
August 21 °C 20 °C 26 % 70
September 21 °C 22 °C 31 % 76
October 23 °C 24 °C 42 % 76
November 24 °C 25 °C 49 % 82
December 25 °C 26 °C 54 % 81

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 27 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.0 °C 129 mm 55 %
February 26.6 °C 138 mm 55 %
March 25.7 °C 96 mm 48 %
April 23.8 °C 50 mm 42 %
May 21.6 °C 67 mm 42 %
June 19.6 °C 69 mm 40 %
July 19.3 °C 33 mm 31 %
August 20.3 °C 37 mm 26 %
September 22.4 °C 37 mm 31 %
October 23.6 °C 72 mm 42 %
November 25.1 °C 79 mm 49 %
December 26.3 °C 118 mm 54 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.