1,498
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Gold Coast · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Gold Coast
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
High rainfall and mild temperatures define the daily outdoor life of Gold Coast residents. This area receives far more rain than the Queensland average, with a yearly total of 1,498mm. The climate remains relatively temperate, avoiding the extreme heat found in much of the state.
1,498
- 0–71: 0 areas
- 71–143: 6 areas
- 143–214: 17 areas
- 214–286: 31 areas
- 286–357: 45 areas
- 357–429: 42 areas
- 429–500: 34 areas
- 500–571: 42 areas
- 571–643: 36 areas
- 643–714: 62 areas
- 714–786: 42 areas
- 786–857: 27 areas
- 857–929: 21 areas
- 929–1,000: 24 areas
- 1,000–1,071: 13 areas
- 1,071–1,143: 10 areas
- 1,143–1,214: 13 areas
- 1,214–1,286: 11 areas
- 1,286–1,357: 7 areas
- 1,357–1,429: 13 areas
- 1,429–1,500: 10 areas
- 1,500–1,571: 8 areas
- 1,571–1,643: 6 areas
- 1,643–1,714: 4 areas
- 1,714–1,786: 1 area
- 1,786–1,857: 4 areas
- 1,857–1,929: 0 areas
- 1,929–2,000: 16 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Gold Coast — higher than 91% of areas.
| Gold Coast | 1,498 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The typical maximum temperature of 26.2°C is higher than most areas, while the minimum of 15.3°C is much higher than most. This keeps the weather mild, though it is still well below the Queensland average maximum of 33.1°C.
26.2
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.3
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Sources
- SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Gold Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33430/gold-coast/topic/environment-climate