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Brisbane, Queensland climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Brisbane has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 975 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 142 mm while July barely receives 27 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsBrisbane climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 142 | 121 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 83 | 88 | 128 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 142 | 121 | 59 | 60 | 65 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 36 | 28 | 83 | 88 | 128 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 71 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 71 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Brisbane, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.